dry ice
Meanings
noun
- Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, which sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of foglike special effects.
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Etymology
A genericized trademark of the DryIce Corporation of America.
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