dry ice
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dry ice
- /dɹaɪˈaɪs/
- /ˈdɹaɪ.aɪs/
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A genericized trademark of the DryIce Corporation of America.
noun
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Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, which sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of foglike special effects.
Two women were found unresponsive in a car along with the likely culprit – four coolers of dry ice – Friday morning in Pierce County, Washington, CNN affiliate KOMO reports.
Similar: carbon dioxide snow, cardice
Translations
Every language
noun carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
| Español | hielo seco, nieve carbónica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 드라이아이스 deurai-aiseu |
| 日本語 | ドライアイス dorai-aisu |
| 中文 | 乾冰 /干冰 gānbīng |
| हिन्दी | सूखी बर्फ sūkhī barph |
| Português | gelo seco |
| Français | glace sèche, glace carbonique |
| Deutsch | Trockeneis |
| Italiano | ghiaccio secco |
| Ελληνικά | ξηρός πάγος xirós págos |
| Русский | сухо́й лёд suxój ljod |
| Tiếng Việt | đá khô |
| עברית | קֶרַח יָבֵשׁ kérach yavésh |
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title = {dry ice},
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