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Definition of Dry ice
1. Noun. Solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant.
Definition of Dry ice
1. Noun. Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of fog-like special effects. It sublimes at -78.5°C (-109.3°F) at normal atmospheric pressure. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Dry ice
1. Nitrogen in the liquid state. Liquid nitrogen is commonly used in cryotherapy. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dry Ice
Literary usage of Dry ice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Another neck supported a dry ice condenser, and the third neck contained a curved
addition tube in which the bromide was stored. The bromide was added as a ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"A special 2 crank 4 stage Compressor recently exported for the manufacture of
dry ice. The Industrial Chemist. November, /949 BROTHERHOOD compressors AIR, ..."
3. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"During "dry-ice" cooling, as the experiments on models and the natural experiments
demonstrated, it is necessary to take m = 0.5 and t = tc is the ..."
4. Practical Cold Storage: The Theory, Design and Construction of Buildings and by Madison Cooper (1905)
"Snow is equal to ice in refrigerating value, and a pound of dry snow has the same
cooling effect as a pound of dry ice, but if the ice or snow contain water ..."
5. How to Do Science Experiments with Children by Joan Bentley (2003)
"Question: What will happen when dry ice is placed in a cauldron of water? ...
dry ice is not ice at all. Rather, it is carbon dioxide (CO2) in a solid state ..."
6. Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses (1988)
"dry ice is a suitable preservative for transmitting such specimens but it should
not be used ... In making up a package using dry ice, the hands or fingers, ..."
7. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"If dry ice is ... so that the secondary container does not become loose inside
the outer shipping container as the dry ice sublimates. ..."
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