Search Result:sublimate
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋsʌblәˏmet 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊsʌblimeit 〕
Overview of noun sublimate
The noun sublimate has 1 sense
- sublimate -- (the product of vaporization of a solid)
Overview of verb sublimate
The verb sublimate has 5 senses
- sublimate -- (direct energy or urges into useful activities)
- rarefy, sublimate, subtilize -- (make more subtle or refined)
- purify, sublimate, make pure, distill -- (remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water")
- sublime, sublimate -- (change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated")
- sublime, sublimate -- (vaporize and then condense right back again)
Overview of adj sublimate
The adj sublimate has 1 sense
- sublimate -- (made pure)