Re: Smoke from a Hawk
Who mentioned pedantic?
sublima'tion noun the change from solid to vapour without passing through the liquid state, usually with subsequent change back to solid (chemistry); purification by this process; a sublimate; elevation; ecstasy; the acme, height; transmutation into something higher; the unconscious diversion towards higher aims or more socially acceptable actions of the energy derived from an instinct which is denied gratification, such as an aggressive or sexual impulse.
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I would highlight the appropriate definition, if only I could decide which was the correct one.
However, unless the stuff is frozen, I think you'll find it (the diesel/dye mixture, that is) vaporises.