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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In a Bose-Einstein condensate, most of the particles share the same low-energy state. ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025 Based on tanker tracking data, China took nearly 90% of Iran’s crude oil and condensate exports in 2023, up from 25% in 2017, the EIA said. Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 June 2025 What To Know In the first fiscal quarter of 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) noted that just under 15 million barrels of crude oil and condensate, and about 8 million barrels of petroleum products were transported through the Strait. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025 The Persian Gulf Star gas condensate refinery in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Jan. 9, 2019. Sam Meredith,natasha Turak, CNBC, 15 May 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condensate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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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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