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sublimation

[suhb-luh-mey-shuhn] / ˌsʌb ləˈmeɪ ʃən /




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Ajami pointed out that extreme heat is not only causing snow to melt faster but is also causing sublimation, in which snow is transformed directly to water vapor.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2026

But the quality of her performance depends on how deeply she can sink into the role, and Nikki will do anything — consciously or otherwise — to achieve utter sublimation, and, in turn, total perfection.

From Salon Jan. 25, 2025

Once the sample has been fully solidified, the solid solvent is removed by sublimation during lyophilization.

From Science Daily Apr. 25, 2024

But different comets are made of different mixes of ice, and sublimation can be a quirky process.

From Scientific American Jun. 26, 2023

He wanted to stir up something that the whole shifgrethor-pattern was a refinement upon, a sublimation of.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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