recondensationn.
/ˌriːkɒndɛnˈseɪʃn/, /ˌriːkɒnd(ə)nˈseɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌrikɑndɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or process of condensing again, esp. after evaporation; an instance of this.
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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [noun] > action of condensing or depositing moist vapour > freshly
recondensation1821
1821 Ann. Philos. New Ser. 2 382 If evaporation takes place in a still atmosphere, the recondensation will proceed without interruption.
1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) iv. 100 During the conversion..of liquids into vapours, heat is absorbed, which is again given out on their recondensation.
1929 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 123 265 About 10 per cent. of the gas was transformed into a product that condensed out in the trap. Furthermore, this product was capable of repeated recondensations.
1985 Cambr. Encycl. Life Sci. i. 39/2 Recondensation and apparent repulsion between the centromeres mark the beginning of the last stage of prophase, diakinesis.
2007 Internat. Jrnl. Refrigeration 30 331/2 Oils elimination will be carried out by controlled vaporisation and recondensation of the refrigerant in a cooled cylinder.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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