colligative

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin colligātus (bound together) +‎ -ive. Coined by Wilhelm Ostwald in 1891.

Adjective

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colligative (not comparable)

  1. (physical chemistry, physics) Describing any property that depends only on the number of molecules present.

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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colligative

  1. feminine singular of colligatif

Italian

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Adjective

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colligative

  1. feminine plural of colligativo