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sublimation

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sublimation \Sub"li*ma`tion\, n. [LL. sublimatio: cf. F.
   sublimation.]
   1. (Chem.) The act or process of subliming, or the state or
      result of being sublimed.

Source : WordNet®

sublimation
     n 1: (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous
          state without becoming liquid
     2: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse
        or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is
        socially acceptable
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