What is the Latin word for condensation?

The usual Latin words for “condensation” are densātĭo, spissātĭo. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“condensation” in Latin

densātĭoa thickening spissātĭocondensation

The English word condensation itself goes back to Latin dēnsō, through condensatio.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

condensation

densatio. spissatio (Sen., Ep., 86, 17): [condensatio, Caelius Aurelianus, Acutae Passiones, 3, 18, quite at the end: conspissatio, Theodorus Priscianus, 1, 18.]

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What is the Latin word for condensation?: The usual Latin words for “condensation” are densātĭo, spissātĭo. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.