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noncondensing engine

American  
[non-kuhn-den-sing en-jin, non‐] / ˈnɒn kənˈdɛn sɪŋ ˈɛn dʒɪn, ˌnɒn‐ /

noun

  1. a steam engine releasing exhaust steam to the atmosphere rather than condensing it to hot feedwater.

Etymology

Origin of noncondensing engine

1835–45; non- + condensing ( def. )

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It may be either a condensing or a noncondensing engine.

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