condensate

English

Pronunciation

• (noun, verb) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒndənseɪt/

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• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒndənseɪt/, /ˈkɒndənsət/

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Etymology 1

From condense +‎ -ate (noun-forming suffix) or directly from a substantivation of the adjective below.

Noun

condensate (plural condensates)

1. (physics) A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam.

   Hyponym: distillate

   • 2025 February 1, Jeanna Bryner, “In this issue: From the editor: Blobs and Green Monsters”, in Scientific American, page 4:

     Do you remember learning about cell diagrams in high school biology? The cell wall, the organelles, the nucleus. The real picture is turning out to be much more complicated, and interesting, than we were taught. Cells are filled with teensy, phase-shifting blobs that often contain protein and RNA, and in the past several years they’ve taken over cellular biology. In our cover story on page 22, science writer Philip Ball dives into the world of these specks, known as biomolecular condensates, which play astounding roles in cellular functioning across all domains of life.

2. (chemistry) The product of a condensation reaction.
3. (physics) Any of various condensed quantum states.

Derived terms

• anticondensate
• biocondensate
• Bose-Einstein condensate
• fermionic condensate
• ghost condensate
• noncondensate
• polycondensate
• quasicondensate
• subcondensate

Related terms

• condensation
• condenser

Translations

product of condensation

• Bulgarian: кондензат (kondenzat)
• Dutch: condensaat (nl) n
• Finnish: kondensaatti
• French: condensat (fr) m
• German: Kondensat (de) n
• Maori: tōtā
• Polish: kondensacja (pl) f
• Spanish: condensado (es) m
• Tagalog: kinintay

See also

• autolysate
• diffusate
• distillate
• eluate
• exudate
• filtrand
• filtrate
• filtride
• hemolysate
• leachate
• lysate

Etymology 2

From earlier condensat, borrowed from Latin condēnsātus (“condensed”) (see etymology at -ate). Equivalent to Latin condēnsō (“to condense”) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix) or condense +‎ -ate.

Verb

condensate (third-person singular simple present condensates, present participle condensating, simple past and past participle condensated)

1. (obsolete, transitive, intransitive, uncommon) To condense.
   • a. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon:

     As they say a little critical learning makes one proud; if there were more it would condensate and compact itself into less room

Etymology 3

From earlier condensat, borrowed from Latin condēnsātus (“condensed”) (see etymology at -ate). Equivalent to Latin condēnsō (“to condense”) +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

condensate (comparative more condensate, superlative most condensate)

1. (obsolete) Made dense; condensed.
   • 1622, Henry Peacham (Jr.), The Compleat Gentleman:

     Water […] thickened or condensate.

References

• “condensate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

condensate

1. inflection of condensare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

condensate f pl

1. feminine plural of condensato

Anagrams

• ascondente, nascondete, secondante, standocene

Latin

Verb

condēnsāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of condēnsō

Spanish

Verb

condensate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of condensar combined with te