CONDENSATION

noun Date: 1594 the act or process of condensing: as, a chemical reaction involving union between molecules often with elimination of a simple molecule (as water) to form a new more complex compound of often greater molecular weight, the conversion of a substance (as water) from the vapor state to a denser liquid or solid state usually initiated by a reduction in temperature of the vapor, compression of a written or spoken work into more concise form, the quality or state of being condensed, a product of condensing, ~al adjective