Vocabulary Word
Word: sublimate
Definition: refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state
Definition: refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state
Sentences Containing 'sublimate'
Objects, such as furniture, which can not be boiled, are disinfected by the use of any one of several chemicals, such as sulphur, carbolic acid, chloride of lime, corrosive sublimate, etc..
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