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  Dry Ice

  the solid form of carbon dioxide, which sublimes at −109.26°F (−78.48°C) and is used chiefly as a refrigerant.
• dry ice
  dry ice

  noun

  solid carbon dioxide, which sublimes at –78.5°C: used as a refrigerant, and to create billows of smoke in stage shows

Dry Ice

American  

Chemistry, Trademark.

1. the solid form of carbon dioxide, which sublimes at −109.26°F (−78.48°C) and is used chiefly as a refrigerant.

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dry ice British  

noun

1. Also called: carbon dioxide snow. solid carbon dioxide, which sublimes at –78.5°C: used as a refrigerant, and to create billows of smoke in stage shows

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dry ice Scientific  

1. Solid carbon dioxide. Dry ice evaporates without first passing through a liquid state by sublimation except under moderate pressure (more than 73 atmospheres). It is used for refrigeration and for creating artificial smoke or fog effects.

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I first saw Dry Ice at the Bush Theatre, London, written and acted superbly by Mahfouz, a one-woman show weaving together an array of different characters.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2016

Airgas Dry Ice put 16,884 pounds of corrosive ammonia into the air.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 4, 2012

Pettit plans to tickle more clouds with Dry Ice.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moods billow like the Dry Ice currents that lap across the stage, suggesting waters as grim as the Styx.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Dry Ice shower, the Ontario Forest Protection Division reported, "had a dampening effect, but not an extinguishing effect upon the fire."

From Time Magazine Archive

The country's national disaster mitigation agency said that 2.4 tonnes of dry ice were dispersed by plane.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

And a refreshingly rebooted Kyle Tucker, the $60-million-per-year outfielder who for weeks was colder than dry ice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

"I opened the package, and there was a giant, 200-year-old eyeball sitting on dry ice just staring back at me," the 28-year-old says with a laugh.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Thotsakan's guitarist Chanate Trasing says he initially mistook the smoke for dry ice used in stage performances.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

When I pour it on my hair, I feel a sticky cold like dry ice, then a soporific heat.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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