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The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half.
Andrew Greeley

Meaning of "dry ice" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRY ICE

dry ice play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRY ICE

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Dry ice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRY ICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dry ice

Dry ice

Dry ice, sometimes referred to as "cardice", is the solid form of carbon dioxide. It is used primarily as a cooling agent. Its advantages include lower temperature than that of water ice and not leaving any residue. It is useful for preserving frozen foods, ice cream, etc., where mechanical cooling is unavailable. Dry ice sublimes at −78.5 °C at Earth atmospheric pressures. This extreme cold makes the solid dangerous to handle without protection due to burns caused by freezing. While generally not very toxic, the outgassing from it can cause hypercapnia due to buildup in confined locations.

Definition of dry ice in the English dictionary

The definition of dry ice in the dictionary is solid carbon dioxide, which sublimes at –78.5°C: used as a refrigerant, and to create billows of smoke in stage shows Also called: carbon dioxide snow.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRY ICE

dry distillation
dry dock
dry drunk
dry farmer
dry farming
dry fly
dry ginger
dry goods
dry goods store
dry hole
dry kiln
dry land
dry law
dry lightning
dry martini
dry measure
dry nurse
dry out
dry point
dry riser

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRY ICE

anchor ice
black ice
break the ice
camphor ice
coconut ice
cut no ice
drift ice
glare ice
glaze ice
glib ice
ground ice
on ice
on thin ice
pack ice
pancake ice
sheet ice
shelf ice
skate on thin ice
slob ice
water ice

Synonyms and antonyms of dry ice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dry ice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRY ICE

Find out the translation of dry ice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dry ice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dry ice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

干冰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hielo seco
570 millions of speakers

English

dry ice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूखी बर्फ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثلج الجاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сухой лед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gelo seco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুষ্ক বরফ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glace sèche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ais kering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trockeneis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドライアイス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

드라이 아이스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Es garing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá khô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலர் பனி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुष्क बर्फ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuru buz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ghiaccio secco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

suchy lód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сухий лід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gheață carbonică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξηρού πάγου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

droë ys
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

torris
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tørris
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dry ice

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRY ICE»

The term «dry ice» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRY ICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dry ice

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2 QUOTES WITH «DRY ICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dry ice.
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Andrew Greeley
The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half.
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L. Neil Smith
Violent crime is a solved problem - all they have to do is repeal the laws that keep those intelligent, capable, and responsible men and women from arming themselves, and violent crime evaporates like dry ice on a hot summer day.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRY ICE»

Discover the use of dry ice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dry ice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dry Ice
When the creator of a weather-controlling device for a corrupt agricultural empire is fired for making a covert deal with the government and retaliates by unleashing deadly weather, his replacement, Tess, races to save the planet.
Bill Evans, Marianna Jameson, 2012
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Cool Dry Ice Devices: Fun Science Projects with Dry Ice
This book has step-by-step instructions for six projects to learn about dry ice and the process called sublimation.
James Hopwood, 2010
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The Preparatory Manual of Explosives
Because dry ice is so volatile, meaning it evaporates readily when exposed to air, the dry ice is often slurried with a solvent such as acetone, which preserves its cooling power for longer durations of time. As dry ice is readily available and ...
Jared Ledgard, 2007
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Technical Assessment of Dry Ice Limits on Aircraft
Dry ice is unusual in that it sublimes at normal atmospheric pressures—that is, it passes directly from the solid to the gaseous state. This behavior occurs because the triple-point pressure is above atmospheric pressure. The phenomenon of ...
Michael John Murphy, T. I. McSweeney, 2013
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Popular Mechanics
Dry ice may be handled with the bare hands, if it is not squeezed, because a film of carbon- dioxide gas forms on the ice. The hands are thus protected by this insulating film against the intense cold. If the ice is squeezed so that the film is ...
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Making Table Wine at Home
An alternative cooling method would be to add dry ice to the fermentation. One hundred pounds of dry ice will cool 100 gallons of fermenting must by about 20°F (13°C). Thus, if the temperature of the must begins to exceed 85°F (29°C), add ...
George M. Cooke, 2004
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Physics Demonstrations: A Sourcebook for Teachers of Physics
You can produce the carbon dioxide by placing a piece of dry ice in the beaker before the lecture with a piece of cardboard on the top to cover the beaker. Remove the cardboard, and surreptitiously lift the dry ice out with tongs or gloves just ...
Julien C. Sprott, 2006
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Handbook of Compressed Gases
Depressurizing a hose may cause the formation of internal dry ice "plugs." These can trap residual pressure and later violently discharge the dry ice from the end connection. Hoses should be carefully inspected for stiffness caused by trapped ...
Compressed Gas Association, 1999
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Dry Ice Investigations: Teacher's Guide
For teachers, the book shows how to help students plan and conduct their own investigations. Also included: convenient reproducibles and classroom-tested tips on dry ice resources, storage, and safety precautions.
Jacqueline Barber, Kevin Beals, Lincoln Bergman, 1999
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When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, ...
Use dry ice, vacuum packaging, oxygen absorbers, or nitrogen packaging to reduce oxygen levels, kill pests, and increase the longevity of stored dry foods. You can package foods yourself using these methods (except for nitrogen packing, ...
Matthew Stein, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRY ICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dry ice is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bumper crop of biters
Putting dry ice on the corner of your property will help to eliminate ... He asks people to take the proper precautions if they choose to use dry ice. «Belleville Intelligencer, Jul 15»
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Cocktails in the City returns: 25 London bars gather to celebrate …
... are known for their love of dry ice and bar theatrics. All the bars are competing to be named "best stand". Reverend JW Simpson won in 2014. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
3
Rock opera 'Deep Love' takes the long road to NYC
“I remember the dry ice was hissing and popping during the performance,” he said. “It's been a kind of learn-as-you-go type of thing.” The show ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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Kings Dominion launches its first ever KidsFest
The experiments presented throughout the weekend will include making elephants' toothpaste and exploring the fascinating qualities of dry ice. «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»
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Vermont's Shelburne Farms, With Mark Bodzin, Builds a Better …
... culture for rennet from France, which was shipped frozen in dry ice, as well as additional supervision of the farm's milk production processes. «Jewish Link of New Jersey, Jul 15»
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Assessing trends in temperature-sensitive biologic shipments
Mike Rice: The evo smart shipper family includes versions that maintain payload temperature at near -80°C with dry ice, 2°C to 8°C, and CRT ... «Packaging World, Jul 15»
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Retro ice cream floats are the ideal summer treat
... she totes floats on picnics, packed in dry ice, and includes 10 variations on the theme in the society's new cookbook, "The Picnic" (Workman, ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
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Mosquito Population Expected To Boom Due To Rainy Summer
Traps are set in late afternoon, and then checked the next morning. The mosquitoes are put on dry ice, and then sent to Harrisburg for testing. «CBS Local, Jul 15»
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Clubby STRIP by Strega reveals its surprise: really good food
A seafood tower arrives with laughable drama, smoking like something out of “Spinal Tap.” The dish of granita-esque dry ice seems ill-advised ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Camp Power kids observe, experiment with DeKalb scientist
Lamyra Williams, 8, of the Shields 7-8 group in Camp Power, watches a balloon being blown up by gas emitted from dry ice during NALCO staff ... «DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dry ice [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dry-ice>. Apr 2024 ».
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