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carbon dioxide snow

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noun

  1. solid carbon dioxide, used as a refrigerant

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Encouraging results have also been obtained by the application of carbon dioxide snow.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The methods of treatment most generally applicable are the use of radium and carbon dioxide snow, igni-puncture, electrolysis, and excision.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

As cold as a cake of carbon dioxide snow, he said, "Can you prove this, Mr. Cornell?"

From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver

There was silence for a moment, then the hiss of the automatic fire extinguishers in the testing room as they poured a cloud of carbon dioxide snow on the smoldering apparatus.

From The Foreign Hand Tie by Garrett, Randall

Good results are also reported from the application of carbon dioxide snow, especially when this follows upon a course of X-ray treatment.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis