"cryoscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cryoscopes [plural]
Etymology: cryo- + -scope Etymology templates: {{confix|en|cryo|scope}} cryo- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryoscope (plural cryoscopes)
  1. A device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid (or the melting point of a solid). Related terms: cryoscopic, cryoscopy Translations (device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid): κρυοσκόπιο (kryoskópio) [neuter] (Greek), crioscopio [masculine] (Italian)

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