Meaning of cryoscope | Babel Free

Definitions

A device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid (or the melting point of a solid).

physical

Equivalents

Examples

“Since this work was undertaken, Raoult has kindly informed me that he has repeated his work with cane-sugar, using an improved cryoscope, constructed so as to prevent direct radiation from the freezing-mixture to the bulb of the thermometer.”

“It has been considered preferable to adhere to the apparent freezing point as determined by a standard cryoscope, rather than to confuse matters by attempting to apply corrections, which may or may not be themselves correct.”

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