
Sublimate
Scientific Phenomenon
Used in scientific contexts to describe a physical change, often seen in chemistry.

Iodine crystals can sublimate when heated.
Literary Metaphor
Sometimes used metaphorically in literature to describe a transformation that skips stages.

His love for her sublimated into a passion for art.
No Intermediate State
Emphasizes skipping the liquid phase; not just any form of evaporation.

The snow on the mountaintop doesn't melt, it sublimates.
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