dry ice

noun

: solidified carbon dioxide

Examples of dry ice in a Sentence

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One insulated container of the snow, delivered with dry ice, costs a whopping $50. Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025 Packaged in insulated containers with dry ice and detailed care instructions. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 The first sounds are an electronic haze that swirls like an auditory representation of the dry ice shrouding the set designer Mimi Lien’s narrow catwalk intersected by a movable pane of glass. Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Icy Mars Clouds Mars clouds are typically made of water-ice or frozen carbon dioxide, also known as dry ice. Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dry ice 

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dry ice was in 1925

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“Dry ice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20ice. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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dry ice

noun
: solid carbon dioxide

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