Condensate
adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 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, and in the past several years they’ve taken over cellular biology. In our cover story on page 22, science writer Philip Ball dives into the world of these specks, known as biomolecular condensates, which play astounding roles in cellular functioning across all domains of life."
- 2 atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold wordnet
- 3 The product of a condensation reaction.
- 4 a product of condensation wordnet
- 5 Any of various condensed quantum states.
- 1 To condense. ambitransitive, obsolete, uncommon
"As they say a little critical learning makes one proud; if there were more it would condensate and compact itself into less room"
- 1 Made dense; condensed. obsolete
"Water […] thickened or condensate."
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More examples"At those temperatures, some atoms can also form a fifth state of matter, called a Bose-Einstein condensate that does not exist in nature."
Etymology
From condense + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Alternatively, back-formation from condensation.
First attested circa 1550; borrowed from Latin condēnsātus, perfect passive participle of condēnsō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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