μετουσίωση — meaning in English
metousiosi
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English meaning
- sublimation noun The change of a solid directly into a gas without passing through a liquid stage, and sometimes the reverse change from gas straight to solid.
Senses
μετουσίωση is used for these senses in English:
- denaturation (biochemistry) The change of folding structure of a protein (and thus of physical properties) caused by heating, changes in pH, or exposure to certain chemicals.
- sublimation (psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. [from 20th c.]
- transubstantiation (by extension) Conversion of one substance into another.
sublimation — full definition
- noun The change of a solid directly into a gas without passing through a liquid stage, and sometimes the reverse change from gas straight to solid.
- noun In psychology, the process of redirecting an urge that cannot be acted on directly — often an aggressive or sexual one — into an activity that is socially acceptable or creative.
- noun A printing method in which solid dye is turned into gas by heat and bonded into fabric or a coated surface.