"freezing-point depression" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: freezing-point depressions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} freezing-point depression (countable and uncountable, plural freezing-point depressions)
  1. (physics, chemistry) A drop in the minimum temperature at which a substance freezes, caused when a smaller amount of another, non-volatile substance is added, such as salt or alcohol. Wikipedia link: freezing-point depression Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics
    Sense id: en-freezing-point_depression-en-noun-NqpOvQVw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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