sublimación

Definitions of sublimación
  1. noun
    (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
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    type of:
    cambio, modificación
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  2. noun
    (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
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    type of:
    transformación
    a qualitative change
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