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Definition of Freezing point
1. Noun. The temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid.
Definition of Freezing point
1. Noun. the temperature at which a liquid freezes, and the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium; normally the same as the melting point ¹
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Medical Definition of Freezing point
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Freezing Point
Literary usage of Freezing point
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of physiology: For Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1915)
"One of the simplest and most easily applied of these methods is the determination
of the freezing point of the solution. Determination of Osmotic Pressure ..."
2. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"On the other hand, the method of freezing point determinations is of great value,
although not so sensitive as direct measurements. ..."
3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"vergence-point is lower limn the freezing-point. During freezing, the latent heat
of fusion is evolved as sensible heat, and the temperature rises, ..."
4. The Phase Rule and Its Applications by Alexander Findlay (1908)
"The freezing point curve is therefore a straight line joining the melting points
of the two components. This behaviour, however, is rather exceptional ..."
5. Philosophical Transactions by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1788)
"cooled to 14°; and one with the acid of fait, having its freezing point at ...
before they were funk much below the freezing point, than for exceeding the ..."
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