condensate
noun
, -ˌden-; kən-ˈden-\
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However, Russian crude and condensate production climbed by 80,000 barrels a day last month to a record high, the agency said in its monthly oil-market report. — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, "Oil Falls on Fresh Demand Worries," 22 Jan. 2019 The emergence of a sharp peak in the later graphs confirms the formation of a Bose-Einstein condensate -- a fifth state of matter -- occurring here at a temperature of 130 nanoKelvin, or less than 1 Kelvin above absolute zero. — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "NASA has created the coldest spot ever," 9 Aug. 2018 Its dual hose exhausts and drains all condensate, which allows the unit to perform at its peak. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "Now's the Time To Save on Portable ACs for Next Summer," 7 Sep. 2018 The government agency created atoms known as Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) for the first time in orbit to focus on their unusual quantum behavior. — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "NASA has created the coldest spot ever," 9 Aug. 2018 At these temperatures, atoms clump together to form what scientists call a Bose-Einstein condensate. — Denise Chow /, NBC News, "Space station experiment will create the coldest spot in the universe," 22 June 2018 Once there, the CAL will begin experimenting on Bose-Einstein condensates, exotic forms of matter that appear only at extremely cold temperatures. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "NASA Is Finally Sending the Coldest Place on Earth to Space," 22 May 2018 It is believed to still be leaking condensate and other fuels. — Steven Lee Myers And Javier C. HernÁndez, New York Times, "A Nearly Invisible Oil Spill Threatens Some of Asia’s Richest Fisheries," 12 Feb. 2018 In the space station’s microgravity environment, Thompson said, the condensates float to give scientists up to 10 seconds to study them. — Denise Chow /, NBC News, "Space station experiment will create the coldest spot in the universe," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'condensate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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