adjective
- capable of being sublimed; able to change directly from a solid to a gas without becoming liquid
Usage: chemistry; physics
Examples
- Dry ice is sublimable at room temperature.
- The sublimable compound left no liquid residue when heated.
- Scientists identified several sublimable substances in the experiment.
- Iodine crystals are sublimable under normal atmospheric pressure.
- The sublimable material was purified through direct vaporization.
- Camphor is a common example of a sublimable organic compound.