| CRYOSTAT | • cryostat n. Any device used to maintain a constant low temperature. • cryostat n. (Biology) A microtome held at a constant low temperature. • CRYOSTAT n. a refrigeration apparatus. |
| CRYOSCOPE | • cryoscope n. A device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid (or the melting point of a solid). • CRYOSCOPE n. an instrument for determining freezing points of substances. |
| CRYOSCOPY | • cryoscopy n. The measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope. • cryoscopy n. (Chemistry) The estimation of the molecular weight of a compound by measuring its effect on the freezing… • CRYOSCOPY n. the study of the effect of dissolved substances on the freezing points of solvents. |
| CRYOSTATS | • cryostats n. Plural of cryostat. • CRYOSTAT n. a refrigeration apparatus. |
| CRYOSCOPES | • cryoscopes n. Plural of cryoscope. • CRYOSCOPE n. an instrument for determining freezing points of substances. |
| CRYOSCOPIC | • cryoscopic adj. (Chemistry, physics) of or pertaining to cryoscopy; determined using a cryoscope. • CRYOSCOPIC adj. relating to cryoscopy. |
| CRYOSTATIC | • cryostatic adj. Of or pertaining to a cryostat or to cryostasis. • cryostatic adj. (Geology) of or pertaining to the pressure exerted on soil or rocks by the freezing of water. • CRYOSTATIC adj. relating to the use of a cryostat, an apparatus for achieving or demonstrating cooling by evaporation; any apparatus for obtaining a low temperature. |
| CRYOSCOPIES | • cryoscopies n. Plural of cryoscopy. • CRYOSCOPY n. the study of the effect of dissolved substances on the freezing points of solvents. |
| CRYOSURGEON | • cryosurgeon n. One who performs cryosurgery. • CRYOSURGEON n. a surgeon who uses freezing techniques. |
| CRYOSURGERY | • cryosurgery n. (Medicine) The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue. • CRYOSURGERY n. surgery using instruments at very low temperatures to cut and destroy tissue. |
| CRYOSURGEONS | • cryosurgeons n. Plural of cryosurgeon. • CRYOSURGEON n. a surgeon who uses freezing techniques. |
| CRYOSURGICAL | • cryosurgical adj. Of or pertaining to cryosurgery. • CRYOSURGICAL adj. relating to cryosurgery. |
| CRYOSURGERIES | • cryosurgeries n. Plural of cryosurgery. • CRYOSURGERY n. surgery using instruments at very low temperatures to cut and destroy tissue. |