SINCE 1828
sublimation
noun
sub·li·ma·tion
| \ ˌsəb-lə-ˈmā-shən
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Medical Definition of sublimation
1
: the act, process, or an instance of subliming a chemical
2
: the process of converting and expressing a primitive instinctual desire or impulse to a form that is socially or culturally acceptable
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