sublimation

• (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
• (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
• The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed
• The act of heightening or improving
• That which is sublimed

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