nitrogen ice
nitrogen ice · nitrogen ices
Nitrogen gas that has been frozen, by cooling it to extremely low temperatures,…Nitrogen gas that has been frozen, by cooling it to extremely low temperatures, resulting in a crystalline structure similar to regular ice but consisting of nitrogen molecules instead of water molecules.
» The rugged rover on Neptune's Triton travelled on a plateau of nitrogen ice.
Meaning
2 sensesNitrogen gas that has been frozen, by cooling it to extremely low temperatures, resulting in a crystalline structure similar to regular ice but consisting of nitrogen molecules instead of water molecules.
A type of ice cream prepared by flash freezing a liquid mixture with liquid nitrogen.
Examples
1 sentencesThe rugged rover on Neptune's Triton travelled on a plateau of nitrogen ice.
Forms
plural: nitrogen ices| Singular | nitrogen ice |
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