freezing-point depression

noun

Definitions

  1. A drop in the minimum temperature at which a substance freezes, caused when a smaller…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for freezing-point depression. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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