sublimableadj.

Brit.

/səˈblʌɪməbl/, U.S.

/səˈblaɪməb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sublimabilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sublimabilis (1573 or earlier) < classical Latin sublīmāre sublime v. in its post-classical Latin sense ‘to sublimate, vaporize’ + -bilis -ble suffix.

Chemistry.

Capable of undergoing sublimation (sublimation n. 1a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > having undergone or produced by sublimation > capable of

sublimable1651

1651 J. French tr. J. R. Glauber Of Tincture of Gold in tr. J. R. Glauber Descr. New Philos. Furnaces 403 True potable gold..is like an earthen wax, and sublimable in a gentle heat like Arsenic [L. sed leni colore [sic]..instar salis rubri sublimetur].

1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 232 I had subdivided the Body of Gold into such minute Particles, that they were sublimable, (for That, I can assure you, is possible).

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) They say that only those things are sublimable, which contain a dry exhalable matter in their original construction.

1801 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. July 147 It is well known that all metals which are sublimable by common fire, absorb oxygen in different degrees..according to the different degrees of heat employed.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius v. 152 [Ferric oxide] is not known to be sublimable per se.

1920 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 92 312 Caffeine is a sublimable substance, that is, it can be made to pass into the form of a vapor by heat.

1989 tr. C. Elschenbroich & A. Salzer Organometallics vii. 90 (C₅H₅)Tl is sublimable.

2006 N. Matsushiro in N. Ohta & M. Rosen Color Desktop Printer Technol. vi. 207 Sublimable dyes are suitable for use in full-color printer recording systems.

Derivatives

suˈblimableness n. rare (now historical) the quality of being sublimable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > sublimation > capacity for

sublimableness1661

1661 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist vi. 387 He soon obtain'd such another Concrete, both as to tast and smell, and easie sublimableness as common Salt Armoniack.

1931 Med. Life 38 242 In the first book he [sc. Wilhelm Bombast von Hohenheim] replaces the old doctrine of the qualities by the new doctrine of the elements, the three cardinal properties of matter..: the sublimableness, the combustibility and the incombustibility and their manifestations in the morbid processes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sublimable
释义	sublimableadj. Brit. /səˈblʌɪməbl/, U.S. /səˈblaɪməb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sublimabilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sublimabilis (1573 or earlier) < classical Latin sublīmāre sublime v. in its post-classical Latin sense ‘to sublimate, vaporize’ + -bilis -ble suffix. Chemistry. Capable of undergoing sublimation (sublimation n. 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > having undergone or produced by sublimation > capable of sublimable1651 1651 J. French tr. J. R. Glauber Of Tincture of Gold in tr. J. R. Glauber Descr. New Philos. Furnaces 403 True potable gold..is like an earthen wax, and sublimable in a gentle heat like Arsenic [L. sed leni colore [sic]..instar salis rubri sublimetur]. 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 232 I had subdivided the Body of Gold into such minute Particles, that they were sublimable, (for That, I can assure you, is possible). 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) They say that only those things are sublimable, which contain a dry exhalable matter in their original construction. 1801 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. July 147 It is well known that all metals which are sublimable by common fire, absorb oxygen in different degrees..according to the different degrees of heat employed. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius v. 152 [Ferric oxide] is not known to be sublimable per se. 1920 Amer. Jrnl. Pharmacy 92 312 Caffeine is a sublimable substance, that is, it can be made to pass into the form of a vapor by heat. 1989 tr. C. Elschenbroich & A. Salzer Organometallics vii. 90 (C₅H₅)Tl is sublimable. 2006 N. Matsushiro in N. Ohta & M. Rosen Color Desktop Printer Technol. vi. 207 Sublimable dyes are suitable for use in full-color printer recording systems. Derivatives suˈblimableness n. rare (now historical) the quality of being sublimable. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > sublimation > capacity for sublimableness1661 1661 R. Boyle Sceptical Chymist vi. 387 He soon obtain'd such another Concrete, both as to tast and smell, and easie sublimableness as common Salt Armoniack. 1931 Med. Life 38 242 In the first book he [sc. Wilhelm Bombast von Hohenheim] replaces the old doctrine of the qualities by the new doctrine of the elements, the three cardinal properties of matter..: the sublimableness, the combustibility and the incombustibility and their manifestations in the morbid processes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1651
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