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Sublimation

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublimation_%28phase_transition%29)

Sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas phase without passing through an intermediate liquid phase. Sublimation is an endothermic phase transition that occurs at temperatures and pressures below a substance's triple point in its phase diagram. (Wikipedia)

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Physical phenomena
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Approved Date
18-Jul-2013

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