condensate
/ˈkɒnd(ə)nseɪt
/noun [mass noun]
1Liquid collected by condensation.Other species build ‘fog traps,’ pushing up sand ridges perpendicular to airflow, then move back along them, flattening them to extract the collected condensate....
- A large and increasing portion of liquid production is condensate from natural gas - expected to be over half by 2010.
- New York City requires recirculated water for medium and large refrigeration and air-cooled systems; properties with steam-source refrigeration must use some condensate for cooling tower makeup water.
1.1 [count noun] Chemistry A compound produced by a condensation reaction.The respirable portion of particulates can include acid condensates, sulfates, nitrates, and organic compounds....
- The first four have been around a long time. The scientists who worked with the Bose-Einstein condensates just received a Nobel Prize for their work in 1995.
- This technique provides an inexpensive and reliable method of estimating the total concentration of ions in the condensates and the dilution of respiratory droplets by the water vapor.