cryoscopy noun. [krʌɪ'ɒskǝpi] E20.
[from CRYO- + -SCOPY.]
The determination of the freezing point of liquids, esp. (in medical diagnosis) that of blood or urine compared with distilled water; Chemistry the measurement of the lowering of the freezing point of a liquid by a substance dissolved in it (used in the calculation of molecular weight).

■ cryo'scopic adjective of or pertaining to cryoscopy E20.

■ cryo'scopically adverb E20.

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