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dry ice

noun as in frozen carbon dioxide

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When he opened his mouth, out came that familiar soft-spoken voice with the slightly jazzy cadence—dry ice with a backbeat.

Or the time he smuggled the interferon through customs in a smoking briefcase full of dry ice.

Compared to the high-order explosives he witnessed in the Army, dry ice bombs are barely a threat.

A constitutionalist libertarian, Rawles is strongly opposed to any federal regulations on dry ice bombs.

So goes the story of the dry ice bomb: some potential for danger, but, thankfully, little harm done.

In addition, dyes, wood turpentine, dry ice and various insecticides are produced in Virginia.

In many areas, the availability of dry ice is limited and the cost is rather high.

The desired temperatures were maintained by dropping pieces of dry ice into ethyl alcohol baths as needed.

This can be done by using an alcohol bath and dry ice or by special mechanical refrigerating equipment.

He had made it all ready, fixing the end of the fuze in its proper place, and now he led the line back over comparatively dry ice.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dry ice, such as: solid carbon dioxide, and solidified carbon dioxide.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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