dry ice
nounDefinition of dry ice
: solidified carbon dioxide
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HaiDiLao Individual pots of soup tear the meal away from the casualness of sharing, and presentation takes the front seat here: Seafood platters arrive with pomp, afloat in plumes of dry ice. — Naomi Tomky, Fortune, "High-End Hot Pot Heats Up in the U.S.," 11 Aug. 2019 Take care when handling dry ice, don't handle it with bare hands or place it directly on foods. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, "Power out? Here's what to do with refrigerated and frozen foods," 22 July 2019 Blech and his partner Jorge Fernandez kept hunting and found two more vintage Good Humor trucks, including a 1969 Ford F-100 and a 1949 Ford F-1 with a dry ice compartment to keep the product frozen. — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, "With much Good Humor, vintage ice cream trucks serve nostalgia on a stick," 4 July 2019 Put the gel in a tube and expose one end to a cold substance, like dry ice or liquid nitrogen. — Natalie R. Rubio, The Conversation, "So far cultured meat has been burgers – the next big challenge is animal-free steaks," 5 July 2019 Cocktails are a strength; the show-stopper is the Berries & Bubbles, a vodka and sparkling wine drink with marinated berries and enough dry ice to keep the cocktail smoking for 10 minutes or more. — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Ocean Prime’s seafood is primo, but pricy," 24 July 2019 Fifty pounds of dry ice, the FDA says, should hold an 18-cubic-foot freezer for 2 days. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, "Power out? Here's what to do with refrigerated and frozen foods," 22 July 2019 How to do it: Put chunks of dry ice into a plastic bottle, add a little bit of water, then tighten the lid and run away. — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, "Can't Set Off Fireworks? Try These Science-Backed Alternatives," 4 July 2019 The Post and Courier reports the brands could have been made with a propane torch or dry ice. — USA TODAY, "Mural for missing women, ‘Jedi’ cremations, MRI party: News from around our 50 states," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dry ice.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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