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to resublime

to resublime

9.9
To heat or cool a substance so it changes directly between solid and gas again
  • verb
  • /ˌriːsəˈblaɪm/
  • Specialized
: resublimar
  • The procedure involves heating the solid to resublime it, converting it back into a gas.

Examples

  • The experiment required us to resublime the compound to ensure its purity.

  • If the crystals are not pure enough, simply resublime them as needed.

  • After cooling, the substance was heated again to resublime it and remove any remaining impurities.

  • We need to resublime the sample for accurate results.

  • The scientist resublimed the chemical to purify it.

  • To obtain a higher quality product, they decided to resublime the solid after the initial synthesis.

  • After isolating the desired compound, you may need to resublime it for further purification.

Antonyms

to solidify
54 4.4

To change from a liquid or gas into a hard state as it cools

Surface Forms

resublime infinitive
resublimed past
resublimed past participle
resubliming present participle
resublimes third person singular

Morphology

resublime = sublime (transparent) = re + sublime

This is a standard and semantically clear use of the repetition prefix 're-' added to the verb 'sublime'.

Etymology

Resublime breaks into re- meaning 'again' and sublime, from a word meaning 'to lift up' that in science describes changing a solid directly into a gas. So, to resublime something is to make it 'sublimate again', to change it from solid to gas or back a second time.