1. Plural of cryoscope; instruments used to determine the freezing point of a liquid, typically used in chemistry to measure the colligative properties of solutions.
Usage: technical; chemistry

Examples

• The chemistry lab was equipped with several cryoscopes for measuring freezing-point depression.
• Students used cryoscopes to determine the molecular weight of unknown solutes.
• Modern cryoscopes provide precise temperature readings for colligative property experiments.
• The cryoscopes in the laboratory were calibrated before the semester began.