boiling-point elevation
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boiling-point elevation
[′bȯil·iŋ ‚pȯint el·ə′vā·shən] (chemistry)
The raising of the normal boiling point of a pure liquid compound by the presence of a dissolved substance, the elevation being in direct relation to the dissolved substance's molecular weight.
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