sublimation

sub·li·ma·tion  (sbl-mshn)

n.

1. The act or process of sublimating.

2. Something that has been sublimated.

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sublimation  (sbl-mshn)

The process of changing from a solid to a gas without passing through an intermediate liquid phase. Carbon dioxide, at a pressure of one atmosphere, sublimates at about -78 degrees Celsius. Ice and snow on the Earth's surface also sublimate at temperatures below the freezing point of water. Compare deposition.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sublimation - (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change
	2.	sublimation - (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"