retrograde condensation

retrograde condensation

[′re·trə‚grād ‚kän·dən′sā·shən]
(organic chemistry)
Phenomenon associated with the behavior of a hydrocarbon mixture in the critical region wherein, at constant temperature, the vapor phase in contact with the liquid may be condensed by a decrease in pressure; or at constant pressure, the vapor is condensed by an increase in temperature.
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