The process by which substances are turned directly from a solid state into a gas is called sublimation.
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Sublimation
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On Pluto, ice turns directly into gas and this is called sublimation.
Source: tatoeba (8132854)
It uses dry ice pellets (capsules of frozen carbon dioxide), blown at supersonic speed onto the railhead through a small nozzle. Any leaf contamination on the line is frozen, becoming brittle. The pellets then change instantly from solid to gas without going through a liquid stage (a process known as sublimation).
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