precondensev.
/ˌpriːkənˈdɛns/, U.S. /ˌprikənˈdɛns/ 1. transitive. To condense (in various senses) beforehand.
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1928 A. Miyawaki Condensed Milk v. 335 The exposed surfaces in the grains of drum-dried milk may be minimized by precondensing the milk.
1972 Shakespeare Q. 23 76 Titania is lulled to sleep by fairy song on a bank of wild thyme..and other ‘sweete and fragrant flowres’ (as Apuleius has precondensed the exquisite excursus).
1994 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Jan. ii. 27/6 The others [sc. lessons] come precondensed into cliches like ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth’ and ‘You get what you pay for.’
1999 Current Anthropol. 40 (Suppl.) S53/1 In the logic of like nourishing like [in Ayurvedic medicine], flesh is ‘precondensed’ and enters the sequence of human digestion at a point closer to semen.
2. transitive. Chemistry. To cause to undergo a condensation reaction prior to another reaction or process, esp. so as to form a prepolymer.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing man-made materials > treat or process man-made materials [verb (transitive)]
precondense1950
the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > polymerization > [verb (transitive)] > condensation > precondense
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1950 R. W. Moncrieff Artific. Fibres xxvii. 261 The formaldehyde and urea are pre-condensed, being allowed to react at room temperature for about five hours until the viscosity is 6 centipoises at 20°C.
1998 Jrnl. Organometallic Chem. 552 17/2 The carbonyl compound (2-methylpropanal) and the amine (benzylamine) were precondensed to the imine prior to treatment with the isocyanide and benzoic acid.
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preconˈdensed adj.
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the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > polymerization > [adjective] > precondensation
precondensed1928
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [adjective] > specific state or consistency
undercured1912
preformed1918
precondensed1928
plasticated1934
heatronic1943
post-formed1945
overcured1952
slush-moulded1954
pultruded1968
1928 A. Miyawaki Condensed Milk v. 294 The powdered milk made by directly spraying fresh milk is not so distinctly finer than that made by spraying precondensed milk.
1953 Jrnl. Soc. Dyers & Colourists 69 44/2 The loss will be further accentuated by differences in molecular size of the precondensate, particularly when highly precondensed resins are used, as in some proprietary products.
1971 S. A. Heap et al. in H. Mark et al. Chem. Aftertreatm. of Textiles vi. 272 There is..a growing tendency for finishers to purchase precondensed ‘resin’ in liquid form.
1998 Jrnl. Non-crystalline Solids 225 344/2 The aerogels..were standard silica aerogel monoliths, prepared from precondensed silica.., ethanol, water, and 30% aqueous ammonia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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