dry ice
Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, which sublimes at −78.5 °C at normal…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.
» Tom put a piece of dry ice into a cup of water.
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1 senses(uncountable)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.
Trockeneis
сухо́й лёдsuxój ljod
- solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant
Examples
4 sentencesTom put a piece of dry ice into a cup of water.
You shouldn't lick dry ice.
"No smoke without fire." "What about dry ice?"
First, they load crushed dry ice into a hopper suspended under a big helium balloon.
Translations
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Origin
A genericized trademark of the DryIce Corporation of America.A genericized trademark of the DryIce Corporation of America.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable