cryophorus Meaning, Definition & Usage
Cry*oph"o*rus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. icy cold, frost + to bear.Definitions
(Chem.) An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consist of two glass bulbs, connected by a tube of the same material, and containing only a quantity of water and its vapor, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below 32° Fahr.
