Dry Ice

Chemistry, Trademark.

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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

"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.

From Science Daily

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.

From Salon

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.

From BBC

As Ini Kamoze's 1994 hit 'Here Comes the Hotstepper' blared out across Leicester's Athena venue, she emerged though the dry ice and spotlight, bouncing on her toes and decked out in red boxing shorts.

From BBC

“We have difficulties to get supplies, difficulties to ship samples. To get dry ice is a nightmare,” says Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars, a Haitian epidemiologist at UF who once supervised the rural research operation but has not been able to travel to the lab himself since 2022.

From Science Magazine