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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Solid carbon dioxide that sublimates at −78.5°C (−110°F) and is used primarily as a coolant.

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  • 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.

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  • noun solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Originally a trademark.]

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A genericised trademark of Prest Air Devices

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