colligative
/ˈkɑlɪɡeɪtɪv/
adjective
- Describing properties of a solution that depend only on the number of dissolved particles, not on their chemical identity.
- The teacher explained how colligative effects are used to make ice cream freeze at a lower temperature.
- Freezing point depression is a colligative property of solutions.
- Colligative properties include boiling point elevation and vapor pressure lowering.