Noun
sublimation -
(psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
alteration ,
modification ,
change the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
psychological science ,
psychology the science of mental life
sublimation -
(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
transmutation ,
transformation ,
shift an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
chemical science ,
chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions