释义 |
retrograde condensation retrograde condensation[′re·trə‚grād ‚kän·dən′sā·shən] (organic chemistry) Phenomenon associated with the behavior of a hydrocarbon mixture in the critical region wherein, at constant temperature, the vapor phase in contact with the liquid may be condensed by a decrease in pressure; or at constant pressure, the vapor is condensed by an increase in temperature. |