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sublimation
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noun
sub·li·ma·tion
\ˌsəb-lə-ˈmā-shən\
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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