sublimate

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Sublimate, sub′lim-āt, v.t. to elevate: to refine and exalt: to purify by raising by heat into vapour which again becomes solid.—n. the product of sublimation.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Sublimate, as you will, the idea of our ethereality as intellectual beings; no sensible man can harbor a doubt, but that there is a vast deal of satisfaction in dining.

From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I by Melville, Herman

The first Experiment, with a Solution of Sublimate, made White with Spirit of Urine, &c.

From Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours (1664) by Boyle, Robert

Dr. Bulkley recommends this lotion:     Corrosive Sublimate 5 grains     Dilute Acetic Acid 2 drams     Borax 40 grains     Rose water enough for 4 ounces Shake bottle, mix and apply to the part night and morning.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

This Sublimate being a powerful Escarotick, eats away proud Flesh, and is of singular use in cleansing old Ulcers.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel