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