1. substances formed when a gas or vapor changes to a liquid state
Usage: plural of condensate
2. liquid products obtained from the condensation of natural gas or petroleum vapors
Usage: petroleum industry

Examples

• Water condensates formed on the cold window during the storm.
• The laboratory collected various condensates from the distillation process.
• Natural gas condensates are valuable petroleum products.
• The cooling system produced several different condensates.
• Engineers analyzed the condensates to determine their composition.
• Steam condensates were recycled back into the boiler system.