CRYOSCOPY


Meaning of CRYOSCOPY in English

— cryoscopic /kruy'euh skop"ik/ , adj.

/kruy os"keuh pee/ , n. , pl. cryoscopies .

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 bodily fluids, as urine, for diagnosis.

[ 1895-1900; CRYO- + -SCOPY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .