cryoscopy
11cryoscopy — cry•os•co•py [[t]kraɪˈɒs kə pi[/t]] n. pl. pies 1) chem. a technique for determining the molecular weight of a substance by dissolving it and measuring the freezing point of the solution 2) med the determination of the freezing points of certain… …
12cryoscopy — /kraɪˈɒskəpi/ (say kruy oskuhpee) noun 1. the determination of the freezing points of liquids or solutions, or of the lowering of the freezing points by dissolved substances. 2. Medicine the determination of the freezing points of certain bodily… …
13cryoscopy — n. determination of freezing points. ♦ cryoscope, n. instrument used in this. ♦ cryoscopic, a …
14cryoscopy — krīˈäskəpē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cry + scopy; probably originally formed as French cryoscopie : the determination of freezing points produced in liquid by dissolved substances in order to determine molecular… …
15Colligative properties — are properties of solutions that depend on the number of molecules in a given volume of solvent and not on the properties/identity (e.g. size or mass) of the molecules.[1] Colligative properties include: relative lowering of vapor pressure;… …
16Freezing-point depression — This article deals with melting and freezing point depression due to mixture of another compound. For depression due to small particle size, see melting point depression. Freezing point depression describes the phenomenon in which the freezing… …
17Cryoscopic constant — In thermodynamics, the cryoscopic constant, Kf, allows one to relate molality to freezing point depression. It is the ratio of the latter to the former: where i is the van t Hoff factor, the number of particles the solute splits into or forms… …
18hemocryoscopy — Determination of the freezing point of blood. [hemo + G. kryos, cold, + skopeo, to examine] * * * he·mo·cry·os·co·py (he″mo kri osґkə pe) [hemo + cryoscopy] cryoscopy of the blood; the ascertaining of the freezing point of the blood …
19cryoscopic — adjective see cryoscopy …
20Boiling-point elevation — describes the phenomenon that the boiling point of a liquid (a solvent) will be higher when another compound is added, meaning that a solution has a higher boiling point than a pure solvent. This happens whenever a non volatile solute, such as a… …
