condensate
noun
con·den·sate
ˈkän-dən-ˌsāt 
-ˌden-;
kən-ˈden-
: a product of condensation
especially
: a liquid obtained by condensation of a gas or vapor
steam condensate
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The team also discovered that synthetic condensates closely mimic how DNA is compacted inside cells.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
The pump’s components only cost $33 in contrast to the hundreds of dollars condensate line repairs can cost.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
There was ice accumulation from condensate leak in direct contact with an open box of raw chicken inside the walk-in freezer.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
But they also can be found in areas where there’s standing water, such as a sewer or septic leak, inside dirty garbage cans or rain barrels, areas where air conditioner condensate lines drain, or even in tree holes, abandoned birds nests, and condensate pans under fridges or air conditioners.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
The pump’s components only cost $33 in contrast to the hundreds of dollars condensate line repairs can cost.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
There was ice accumulation from condensate leak in direct contact with an open box of raw chicken inside the walk-in freezer.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025
But they also can be found in areas where there’s standing water, such as a sewer or septic leak, inside dirty garbage cans or rain barrels, areas where air conditioner condensate lines drain, or even in tree holes, abandoned birds nests, and condensate pans under fridges or air conditioners.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Condensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condensate. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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condensate
noun
con·den·sate
ˈkän-dən-ˌsāt
-ˌden-;
kən-ˈden-
: a product of condensation
steam condensate
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