subliming

Meanings

• Process

  The process of transforming a solid directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase, often used in scientific processes such as sublimation of solids for analysis.

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Synonyms

sublimate

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Variants

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sublimable , sublime , sublimed , sublimer , sublimers , sublimes , subliming

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Etymology

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Derived from the Latin word 'sublimare', meaning 'to lift up' or 'to exalt'.

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Trivia

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1. Subliming is the opposite of condensation, where a gas turns into a liquid.

2. The process of subliming was first discovered by the ancient Egyptians, who used it to prepare perfumes.

3. Some common substances that undergo sublimation include camphor, iodine, and naphthalene.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sublimation: The process of changing a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid phase.

2. Sublimator: A device used for subliming a substance.

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Quotes

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1. The cursory remarks of the large-minded stranger, of whom he knew absolutely nothing beyond a commonplace name, were "sublimed" by his death, and influenced Clare more than all the reasoned ethics of the philosophers.

   - Thomas Hardy,{it}Tess of the D'Urbervilles{/it},1891

2. … models indicate that frost in most of the southern hemisphere is currently "subliming", thinning the surface deposits.

   - William B. McKinnon et al.,{it}Encyclopedia Of The Solar System{/it},1999

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Culture

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Subliming has been used extensively in various scientific fields, particularly in the areas of chemistry and materials science, for the purification of substances and for the creation of thin films.

How to Memorize "subliming"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a solid turning directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the process with the idea of exaltation or lifting up.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Solid to Gas' to remember the process of subliming.

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