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(chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. Typically, it consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. When one bulb is subjected to freezing temperature, the other freezes..
Use cryophorus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cryophorus means (chemistry) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. Typically, it consists of two glass bulbs connected by a tube and containing only a quantity of water and water vapour, devoid of air. When one bulb is subjected to freezing temperature, the other freezes..
Common synonyms include frost-bearer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use cryophorus where its definition matches the intended context.
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