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sublimation

sub·li·ma·tion [ sùbblə máysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. redirecting of unacceptable impulses: the channeling of impulses or energies regarded as unacceptable, especially sexual desires, toward activities regarded as more socially acceptable, often creative activities

2. chemical conversion: a process in which a substance is converted directly from a solid to a gas or from a gas to a solid without an intermediate liquid phase

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