"colligative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin colligātus (“bound together”) + -ive. Coined by Wilhelm Ostwald in 1891. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|colligātus|-ive|lang1=la|t1=bound together}} Latin colligātus (“bound together”) + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} colligative (not comparable)
  1. (physical chemistry, physics) Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present. Wikipedia link: Wilhelm Ostwald Tags: not-comparable, physical Categories (topical): Physical chemistry, Physics Derived forms: colligatively, colligative property, noncolligative Related terms: colligate, colligation Translations (property): kolligatiivinen (Finnish), colligatif (French), koligatif (Indonesian), colligativo (Italian), coligativo (Spanish)
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