condensate

[Lat. con dens at us, pa. par. of condenso =to make thick, to condense: con cum =with, together; den so to make thick; dens us thick, dense.] Condensed, made thicker and closer, compre ed. IMG:content-0503.png:[blocks in formation] II. Chem . & Physics : The reduction of anything to another and denser form, as of a vapor or gas to a liquid, or a liquid to a solid. (1) Condensation of gases or vapors : Chem. & Physics : The pa age of gases or vapors from the aeriform to the liquid state. It is some times called also the liquefaction of vapors. It may be due to one of three causes: cooling, compre ion, or chemical affinity. Before the first or second of these causes can operate, the vapor must be saturated. Various salts also condense vapors by means of chemical affinity. When vapors are condensed their latent heat becomes free. ( Ganot .) (2) Condensation of liquids : Chem. & Physics : The reduction of a liquid to smaller bulk, with a proportionate increase in the specific gravity.