condensation

(noun)

the conversion of a gas to a liquid; the condensate so formed

Related Terms

Examples of condensation in the following topics:

  • Dehydration Synthesis

    • This type of reaction is known as dehydration synthesis, which means "to put together while losing water. " It is also considered to be a condensation reaction since two molecules are condensed into one larger molecule with the loss of a smaller molecule (the water.)

  • Eukaryotic Chromosomal Structure and Compaction

    • During some stages of the cell cycle, the long strands of DNA are condensed into compact chromosomes.
    • The centromeric region is highly condensed and will appear as a constricted area.
    • When a cell undergoes mitosis, the chromosomes condense even further.

  • The Water (Hydrologic) Cycle

    • When it condenses, it releases energy, warming the environment.
    • Over time, this water vapor condenses into clouds as liquid or frozen droplets, which is eventually followed by precipitation (rain or snow), returning water to the earth's surface.
    • Water from the land and oceans enters the atmosphere by evaporation or sublimation, where it condenses into clouds and falls as rain or snow.

  • Meiosis II

    • If the chromosomes decondensed in telophase I, they condense again.
    • The sister chromatids are maximally condensed and aligned at the equator of the cell.

  • Interphase

    • Throughout interphase, nuclear DNA remains in a semi-condensed chromatin configuration.

  • Fertilization

    • The nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

  • Subtropical Deserts and Chaparral

    • Areas in the middle of a continent can receive little rainfall because moisture tends to condense before it reaches the middle of a large continent.
    • Third, rain-shadow deserts are created when moisture from the ocean condenses on one side of a mountain range.

  • Identification of Chromosomes and Karyotypes

    • A chemical called colchicine is then applied to cells to arrest condensed chromosomes in metaphase.
    • Giemsa staining results in approximately 400–800 bands (of tightly coiled DNA and condensed proteins) arranged along all of the 23 chromosome pairs.

  • Water’s Heat of Vaporization

    • (b) If the container is sealed, evaporation will continue until there is enough vapor density for the condensation rate to equal the evaporation rate.

  • Hydrolysis

    • These reactions are in contrast to dehydration synthesis (also known as condensation) reactions.