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heat of sublimation

noun

, Physics.
  1. the heat absorbed by one gram or unit mass of a substance in the process of changing, at a constant temperature and pressure, from a solid to a gaseous state. Compare sublime ( def 10 ).


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heat of solutionheat of vaporization