dry ice

noun

: solidified carbon dioxide

Examples of dry ice in a Sentence

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When serving, carefully fill each glass without serving dry ice to guests. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024 Lisa Marie keeps Ben’s body in the house for two months, on dry ice, at 55 degrees, with some advising from a sympathetic funeral home director. Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024 For the installation, a video was projected onto a massive 13.5 by 24-foot screen alongside a booming soundtrack, as haze from dry ice poured into the dark space. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 The memoir details how Lisa Marie kept her son’s body in a coffin in their home for weeks before bringing him to Graceland to be buried, preserving his remains with dry ice. Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for dry ice 

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

dry ice

noun
: solid carbon dioxide

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