Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freezing-point depression

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: freez-ing--point de-pres-sion
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

freezing-point depressions (plural)

Questions

What does freezing-point depression mean?: 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.

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