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Condensation

(Science: chemistry) The process whereby a gas becomes a liquid or a solid.

a chemical reaction between two organic compounds which produces (among other things) water, ammonia, or a simple alcohol.

a chemical reaction between two molecules which links them together and expels a molecule of water. For example: the joining of two amino acids by a peptide bond during the formation of a polypeptide.