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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.
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  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

Last week he loaded crushed Dry Ice into an airplane and sowed 75 pounds of it from 12,000 ft. on a cloud near the fire.

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

In this field the companies are rivals of Liquid Carbonic Corp. and its ally, Dry Ice Holding Co.

From Time Magazine Archive

Turn on the wind machines, pump out the dry ice, set the lights to "romantic" - it's time for the slow ones.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Verstappen's last remark highlights an issue with the system whereby if the dry ice cannot be kept cold for long enough, the fluid in the system takes on the ambient temperature around the tank.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025

Indeed, there are two kinds of snow on Mars: water ice and carbon dioxide, better known as dry ice, which has flakes that are actually cube-shaped.

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

Usually silver iodide is used, but it can also be dry ice and other materials.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

The refrigerated cakes come in flimsy cardboard boxes steaming with dry ice.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García