noun
the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature
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Sublimation is the process in which a solid turns directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase.
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I learned about sublimation in my chemistry class - it's pretty cool!
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Dude, that sublimation demo in science class was lit!
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His anger seemed to undergo a sublimation, turning into a calm determination instead.