单词 | sublimate |
释义 | sub·li·mate ![]() v. sub·li·mat·ed, sub·li·mat·ing, sub·li·mates v.intr. Chemistry To be transformed directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid. v.tr. 1. Chemistry To cause (a solid or gas) to sublimate. 2. a. To modify the natural expression of (a primitive, instinctual impulse) in a socially acceptable manner. b. To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into an acceptable activity. n. Chemistry A product of sublimation. [Latin sublīmāre, sublīmāt-, to elevate, from sublīmis, uplifted.] sub′li·mation (-māshən) n. |
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