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concentration, condensation
The process of making a liquid or substance more concentrated by removing water or other diluting agents. Also used figuratively to mean packing a lot of content into a compact form.
濃縮ジュースを水で薄める。
To dilute concentrated juice with water.
ウランを濃縮する技術がある。
There is technology for enriching uranium.
三十年の経験が濃縮された一冊の本だ。
It is a book that condenses thirty years of experience.
USAGE:
Used both literally (chemistry, food science) and figuratively (condensing experience, knowledge, etc.). The passive form 濃縮された is common when describing something that has been concentrated.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 濃縮ジュース: concentrated juice
- 濃縮ウラン: enriched uranium
- 濃縮された: concentrated, condensed
- 濃縮還元: from concentrate (on labels)