sublimed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb vaporize and then condense right back again
    sublimate; sublime.
  2. verb change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
    sublimate; sublime.
    • sublime iodine
    • some salts sublime when heated
  3. adjective passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid
    sublimated.

WordNet


Sub*limed" adjective
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Having been subjected to the process of sublimation; hence, also, purified. "Sublimed mercurie." Chaucer.

Webster 1913