Sublimation (noun)

1. The process of changing from a solid to a gas state without passing through a liquid state.
2. The process of redirecting or transforming negative impulses or desires into positive or socially acceptable actions or behaviors.
3. The process of purifying a substance by heating it to turn it into a gas and then condensing it back into a solid form.

Origin:

From the latin word "sublimatio" meaning to elevate or raise.

Examples:

1. Dry ice is made through a process of sublimation where carbon dioxide changes from a solid to a gas.
2. The therapist suggested that the patient try sublimation as a way to deal with his anger issues.
3. The process of sublimation is used in laboratories to purify compounds.
4. The substance was purified through sublimation.
5. The sublimation of the solid into the gas was observed in the lab.