sublimation

sublimation /sub·li·ma·tion/ (sub?li-ma´shun)

1. the conversion of a solid directly into the gaseous state.

2. an unconscious defense mechanism by which consciously unacceptable instinctual drives are expressed in personally and socially acceptable channels.

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sub·li·ma·tion (sbl-mshn)

n.

1. The act or process of sublimating.

2. Something that has been sublimated.

3. An unconscious defense mechanism in which unacceptable instinctual drives and wishes are modified into more personally and socially acceptable channels.

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sublimation

the conversion of a solid directly into the gaseous state.