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verbremove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillationtype of:
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verbchange or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
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verbvaporize and then condense right back again
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verbmake more subtle or refined
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verbdirect energy or urges into useful activities
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adjectivemade pure
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nounthe product of vaporization of a solidtype of:
Definition that contains sublimate
- corrosive sublimate a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
- latency stage (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
- dry ice solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant
- mercuric chloride a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
- latency period (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
- mercury chloride a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
- bichloride of mercury a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
- latency phase (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities