sublimed

8.4

Changed directly between a solid and a gas without becoming liquid

adjective
/səˈblaɪmd/

Specialized

: sublimado

Iodine crystals can be sublimed in the laboratory without melting.

Examples

In certain conditions, snow may be sublimed without ever turning into liquid water.
In the lab, the chemist observed how the ice sublimed under low pressure.
The sublimed material collects on the cool surface above the heat source.
The sublimed salt was collected in a separate container.
In certain conditions, snow may be sublimed without ever turning into liquid water.
Iodine crystals can be sublimed in the laboratory without melting.
In the lab, the chemist observed how the ice sublimed under low pressure.

Synonyms

sublimated

vssublimed

Specialized

7.8

A thing that has changed directly from a solid to a gas without becoming liquid

has the identical meaning but is an alternative verb form

Surface Forms

sublimed positive

Morphology

sublimed = sublime (transparent) = sublime + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'sublime' with the past-participle/adjectival '-ed', and the meaning corresponds directly to the verbal process.

Etymology

Sublimed comes from the old Latin word sublimare meaning 'to lift up', and it shares the same root as English words like sublimate and sublime, so a sublimed substance is one that has been 'lifted' straight from solid to gas without becoming liquid.