condensate

noun

con·​den·​sate ˈkän-dən-ˌsāt How to pronounce condensate (audio)
-ˌden-;
kən-ˈden-
: a product of condensation
especially : a liquid obtained by condensation of a gas or vapor
steam condensate

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Driven by concerns about domestic gasoline prices, Washington has shown a surprising degree of flexibility, issuing exemptions that allow eight countries to continue buying Iranian crude and condensate. Henry Rome, Foreign Affairs, 10 Jan. 2019 And just as a cozy armchair might naturally fit into a reading nook, proteins follow intrinsic molecular placement rules that guide them to specialized condensates suited to particular functions. IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025 Employees discarded sausages in a display cooler that had been contaminated with leaking condensate. Shelves inside a walk-in cooler had mold and rust. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025 The researchers trained the model on nearly 5,000 human proteins known to localize to one of 12 different condensate compartments. IEEE Spectrum, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for condensate

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First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of condensate was in 1889

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condensate

noun
con·​den·​sate ˈkän-dən-ˌsāt How to pronounce condensate (audio)
-ˌden-;
kən-ˈden-
: a product of condensation
steam condensate

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