defense mechanisms
type: Concept
narrower: sublimation

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: sublimation

phase transformations
type: Concept
narrower: sublimation

sublimation
type: Concept
definition: The change of state of a solid directly into a gas. In meteorology, this transformation refers to the change of ice directly into water vapour without becoming liquid water first. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; sublimation]
broader: phase transformations
broader: defense mechanisms