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Yes, sublimate is playable

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"Sublimate" Definition

noun

A chemical product obtained by .

verb-transitive

Chemistry To cause (a solid or gas) to change state without becoming a liquid.
To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into a personally and socially acceptable activity.
To modify the natural expression of (a primitive, instinctual impulse) in a socially acceptable manner.

verb-intransitive

Chemistry To transform directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid.

verb

To improve or refine as if by .
To divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable.

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