SUBLIMATION
Sub"li*ma`tion, n. Etym: [LL. sublimatio: cf. F. sublimation.]
1. (Chem.)
Defn: The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.
2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification.
3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process. Religion is the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of morality. South.
SUBLIMATORY
Sub"li*ma*to*ry, a.
Defn: Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels. Boyle.
SUBLIMATORY
Sub"li*ma*to*ry, n.
Defn: A vessel used for sublimation.
Vials, crosslets, and sublimatories. Chaucer.
SUBLIME Sub*lime", a. [Compar. Sublimer; superl. Sublimest.] Etym: [L. sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F. sublime. Cf. Eliminate.]