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SUBLIMER [1 record]

Record 1 1998-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Thermodynamics
DEF

To change from the solid to the vapour phase without passing through the liquid phase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Thermodynamique
DEF

Faire passer de l'état solide à l'état gazeux.

OBS

En hiver, par temps sec et froid, la glace, la neige se subliment et passent à l'état de vapeur d'eau, sans avoir fondu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
  • Termodinámica
DEF

Volatilizar un cuerpo sólido y condensar sus vapores.

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