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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.
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 Also calledcarbon dioxide snow
dry ice
- 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.
Example Sentences
He arrives from under the stage in a fog of dry ice and a cone of laser beams, apparently controlling the lights with his bare hands, before dancing to the middle of the arena with the molten fluidity of his idol, Michael Jackson.
Instead of relying on camera effects like his music videos did, he created spectacle through theatrical elements—fans, dry ice, and filling the field with people—making the most of the technology of his time.
"The simple capillary blood test works almost as well as venous samples, but unlike traditional blood tests, this new test does not require transport on dry ice. This could significantly increase accessibility to Alzheimer's testing in countries and regions lacking the infrastructure needed for high-sensitivity analyses," says Hanna Huber.
Benjamin's body was kept on dry ice for two months after his death in a separate bedroom in the family's Los Angeles home.
The death of Lisa Marie Presley's son, Ben Keough, who took his own life in July 2020 at the age of 27, led to such intense grief that his body was kept in the family home on dry ice for two months before finally being buried.
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