SUBLATION

Etymology

Noun

sublation (countable and uncountable, plural sublations)

(chemistry) A flotation method in which the material to be separated is adsorbed on the surface of gas bubbles in a liquid and is collected on an upper layer of an immiscible liquid

Removal, taking away.

(philosophy) In Hegelian philosophy, the situation where a thesis and antithesis interact.

Synonym: Aufhebung

Anagrams

• ablutions, abutilons

Source: Wiktionary

Sub*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. sublatio, fr. sublatus, used as p.p. of tollere to take away.]

Definition: The act of taking or carrying away; removal. [R.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition