condensate
verbEtymology First attested circa 1550; borrowed from Latin condēnsātus, perfect passive participle of condēnsō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
condensate
noun/ˈkɒndənseɪt/
Etymology From condense + -ate (noun-forming suffix). Alternatively, back-formation from condensation.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics 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:
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences The product of a condensation reaction.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Any of various condensed quantum states.
- Derived terms
- anticondensate, biocondensate, biomolecular condensate, Bose-Einstein condensate, fermionic condensate, ghost condensate, noncondensate, polycondensate, quasicondensate, subcondensate
- Related terms
- autolysate, diffusate, distillate, eluate, exudate, filtrand, filtrate, filtride, hemolysate, leachate, lysate