cryoscopy

cryoscopy
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]

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