cryophorus (English, noun)
expansion: cryophorus (plural cryophoruses)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below zero.
Forms:
form: cryophoruses
tags: plural