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condensate en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒndənseɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From condense + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Alternatively, back-formation from condensation.

Meanings

1. A liquid that is the product of condensation of a gas, i.e. of steam.
   • 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. 2025 February 1, Jeanna Bryner, “In this issue: From the editor: Blobs and Green Monsters”, in Scientific American, page 4:
2. The product of a condensation reaction.
3. Any of various condensed quantum states.

Forms

Deriveds

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

Relateds

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

Translations (16)

kk конденсат (product of condensation) · ru конденса́т (product of condensation) · cmn 凝聚 (product of condensation) · fi kondensaatti (product of condensation) · fr condensat (product of condensation) · tl kinintay (product of condensation) · it condensato (product of condensation) · nl condensaat (product of condensation) · bg кондензат (product of condensation) · de Kondensat (product of condensation) · la condēnsātum (product of condensation) · pl kondensat (product of condensation) · la condēnsātus (product of condensation) · mi tōtā (product of condensation) · es condensado (product of condensation) · pl skroplina (product of condensation)

condensate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒndənsət/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested circa 1550; borrowed from Latin condēnsātus, perfect passive participle of condēnsō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Made dense; condensed.
   • Water […] thickened or condensate. 1622, Henry Peacham (Jr.), The Compleat Gentleman:

Forms

Relateds

condenser · condensation

condensate en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒndənseɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested circa 1550; borrowed from Latin condēnsātus, perfect passive participle of condēnsō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive, obsolete, uncommon) To condense.
   • As they say a little critical learning makes one proud; if there were more it would condensate and compact itself into less room a. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon:

Forms