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sublimates

The correct spelling is sublimates.

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noun

Say it like: Sub-lim-ate-s

The correct spelling is sublimates. A product obtained by sublimation.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A product obtained by sublimation.

verb

  1. 1.To change state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
  2. 2.To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.
  3. 3.To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.
  4. 4.To raise to a place of honor; to refine and exalt.

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