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noncondensing engine

[ non-kuhn-den-sing en-jin, non‐ ]
/ ˈnɒn kənˈdɛn sɪŋ ˈɛn dʒɪn, ˌnɒn‐ /
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noun
a steam engine releasing exhaust steam to the atmosphere rather than condensing it to hot feedwater.
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Origin of noncondensing engine

1835–45; non- + condensing
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