sublimable
Skips the liquid
Sublimable describes something capable of subliming—passing directly from solid to gas without becoming liquid first.
Dry ice is sublimable; it vaporizes without melting.
The term appears in chemistry and physics: sublimable compounds, sublimable inks.
Figuratively rare, but follows the pattern of sublime's poetic sense: capable of being elevated or refined.
Conversion to gas
- solidFirm matter state
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- transitionChange from one state
thermodynamics · latent · enthalpy · temperature · pressure · deposition · condensation · dry ice
Liquid turning to gas
diffuse · dispersion · volatilization · distillate · vapor · off-gassing · aromatic · mothballs
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- impermanentNot meant to last
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
dissipating · fugacious · passing · fading · elusive · momentary · ethereal · intangible
Complete change of form
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- alembicDistillation apparatus
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
tincture · refinement · distillation · elevation · purification · essence · ethereal · spiritual transformation
vaporization
Conversion to gas
transition · thermodynamics · latent · enthalpy · temperature · pressure · deposition · condensation · dry ice · iodine
evaporation
Liquid turning to gas
aerosol · diffuse · dispersion · volatilization · distillate · vapor · off-gassing · aromatic · mothballs · caffeine
fleeting
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- impermanentNot meant to last
vanishing · dissipating · fugacious · passing · fading · elusive · momentary · ethereal · intangible · transcendent
transmutation
Complete change of form
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- alembicDistillation apparatus
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
hermeticism · tincture · refinement · distillation · elevation · purification · essence · ethereal · spiritual transformation
sublimablenon-volatile
Retains without power
meltable · liquefiable · stable · refractory · liquefying
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