1. transforms directly from a solid to a gas without becoming liquid
Usage: chemistry
2. redirects unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities
Usage: psychology

1. substances produced by sublimation
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• Dry ice sublimates at room temperature, turning directly into carbon dioxide gas.
• When heated, iodine crystals sublimate into purple vapor.
• The athlete sublimates his aggressive tendencies through intense training.
• She sublimates her anxiety into creative writing.
• The laboratory collected the white sublimates on a cold surface.
• Mercury sublimates can be toxic if inhaled.
• Snow sometimes sublimates in dry winter air without melting first.