noncondensing engine
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
Words nearby noncondensing engine
noncommunist, noncompetitive, noncompetitive inhibition, noncompliance, nonconcurrence, noncondensing engine, nonconductor, nonconformance, nonconformist, nonconformists, nonconformity
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