condensate
/kənˈdɛnseɪt/
noun
- A liquid that forms when a gas or vapor cools and becomes liquid.
- In the lab, we collected the condensate from the steam to study its purity.
- The air conditioner produces a small amount of condensate that drips outside.
- The cold glass of lemonade was covered in condensate on a hot summer day.
- A liquid that forms from a gas in an industrial or scientific process, such as in a distillery or power plant.
- The condensate from the distillation process was collected in a separate tank.
- Engineers designed a system to capture the condensate from the refinery's cooling towers.
- The power plant recycles the steam condensate to save water.