‖ subliˈmatum Obs.
[neut. of L. sublīmātus: see sublimate a.]
Corrosive sublimate.
| 1577 Frampton Joyful News 18 In the salt Fleume, he shall put with a Feather, a little of the water of Sublimatum. 1590 Greene Never too late Wks. (Grosart) VIII. 16 Some sores cannot be cured but by Sublimatum. 1611 [see sublimy]. |