dry ice

noun

: solidified carbon dioxide

Examples of dry ice in a Sentence

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Specialty purveyors have seafood delivery down to an actual science (often involving dry ice) to get frozen and, increasingly, fresh fish to seafood lovers all over the US. Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2025 Additional Shipping Details Steaks are shipped with dry ice or gel packs. Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 May 2025 The frozen pops are produced at its Mobile, Al. headquarters and then shipped in coolers with dry ice across the country. Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Ditch it: TikTok cocktails with dry ice or burning steel wool. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry ice

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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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 25 Jun. 2025.

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dry ice

noun
: solid carbon dioxide

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