COLLIGATIVE


Meaning of COLLIGATIVE in English

ˈkäləˌgād.iv, kəˈligəd.- adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary colligat- (from Latin colligatus ) + -ive; originally formed as German kolligativ

: depending on or varying according to the number of particles (as molecules, atoms, and ions) and not on or according to nature

gaseous pressure is a colligative property

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