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Take care when handling dry ice; don't handle it with bare hands or place it directly on foods.
Use a refrigerator-freezer thermometer to check the temperature.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
That view may now change thanks to new results that suggest dry ice can also shape the landscape.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
The menu features idiosyncratic dishes like Fear: The Prawn, comprised of seafood surrounded by (non-harmful) dry ice; diners have to feel through the fog to find the shrimp.
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Eli Joseph, Fortune Europe, 6 June 2024
That’s why his youngest brother Koichi visits the Nagahama fish market in Japan every day at 2 a.m. to box up tuna, mackerel and scallops in dry ice and ship them to Sushi Denver in less than 24 hours.
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Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 29 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Dry ice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20ice. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
dry ice
noun
: solid carbon dioxide
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Nglish: Translation of dry ice for Spanish Speakers
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