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- [n] (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
- [n] (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
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SUBLIMATION is a 11 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | alteration, change, modification, shift, transformation, transmutation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation;
elevation; purification.
3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying
process.
Religion is the perfection, refinement, and
sublimation of morality. --South.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Vaporization of a solid without an intermediate liquid phase. |
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