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  • 121sublimate — ► VERB 1) (in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity. 2) transform into a purer or idealized form. 3) Chemistry another term for SUBLIME(Cf. ↑sublimity). ►… …

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  • 122sublimation — sublimate ► VERB 1) (in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity. 2) transform into a purer or idealized form. 3) Chemistry another term for SUBLIME(Cf.… …

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  • 123sublime — [sə blīm′] adj. [L sublimus < sub , up to + limen, lintel (hence, orig. up to the lintel): see LIMEN] 1. noble; exalted; majestic 2. inspiring awe or admiration through grandeur, beauty, etc. 3. Informal outstandingly or supremely such [a man… …

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  • 124sublimable — səˈblīməbəl adjective Etymology: sublime (I) + able : capable of being sublimed a sublimable chemical …

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  • 125sulfurated potash — noun : a mixture composed principally of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate that is obtained by heating sublimed sulfur and potassium carbonate as liver brown lumps changing to yellowish and decomposing in air and that is used… …

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  • 126vleminckx' solution — ˈvlemiŋ(k)s noun also vleminckx lotion Usage: usually capitalized V Etymology: after Jean F. Vleminckx died 1876 Belg. physician : an orange colored solution containing calcium sulfides made by boiling a mixture of hydrated lime and sublimed… …

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  • 127blue lead — I. ˈlēd noun Etymology: lead (gravel deposit) : tertiary gold bearing gravel deposits of the Sierra Nevada II. ˈled noun Etymology: lead (metal) 1 …

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  • 128sub|lim|a|ble — «suh BLY muh buhl», adjective. that can be sublimed …

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