ScienceAugust 16, 2026
sublimated
SUB-li-may-ted
Definition
The process by which a solid turns directly into a gas without passing through the liquid phase.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'sublimare', meaning 'to raise or lift up to a high place,' as the solid material is essentially lifted directly into the air as a vapor.
In the news
The article uses the word to explain how frozen materials on the comet turned into gas and dust as it neared the Sun, allowing scientists to study the comet's chemical composition from a distance.
A comet from another star system arrived in our solar system in July 2025 carrying water ice from a planetary system that formed billions of years before our Sun — the oldest water ever observed passing through our neighbourhood
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