condensate
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condensate¹
- /ˈkɒndənseɪt/
Where it comes from
From condense + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Alternatively, back-formation from condensation.
noun condensates
- A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam. Do you remember learning about cell diagrams in high school biology? The cell wall, the organelles, the nucleus. The real picture is turning out to be much more complicated, and interesting, than we were taught. Cells are filled with teensy, phase-shifting blobs that often contain protein and RNA, a
- The product of a condensation reaction.
- Any of various condensed quantum states.
condensate²
- /ˈkɒndənseɪt/
- /ˈkɒndənsət/
Where it comes from
First attested circa 1550; borrowed from Latin condēnsātus, perfect passive participle of condēnsō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
verb condensates · condensating · condensated
- To condense. As they say a little critical learning makes one proud; if there were more it would condensate and compact itself into less room
adjective more condensate · most condensate
- Made dense; condensed. Water […] thickened or condensate.
Translations
Every language
noun product of condensation
| Español | condensado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 凝聚 níngjù |
| Français | condensat |
| Deutsch | Kondensat |
| Italiano | condensato |
| Русский | конденса́т kondensát |
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