Phrase guide

dry ice

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /dɹaɪˈaɪs/
  • /ˈdɹaɪ.aɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, which sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure, used especially as a cooling agent and for the production of foglike special effects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carbon dioxide snow, cardice

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: solid

History

Etymology

A genericized trademark of the DryIce Corporation of America.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: izotz lehor — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Basque: elur karboniko — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Catalan: gel sec — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Catalan: neu carbònica — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乾冰 /干冰 (gānbīng) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Czech: suchý led — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Dutch: droogijs — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Estonian: kuiv jää — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Estonian: süsihappelumi — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Finnish: hiilihappojää — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Finnish: kuivajää — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • French: glace sèche — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • French: glace carbonique — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Galician: xeo seco — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Georgian: მშრალი ყინული (mšrali q̇inuli) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • German: Trockeneis — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Greek: ξηρός πάγος (xirós págos) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Gujarati: શુષ્ક બરફ (śuṣk baraph) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Hebrew: קֶרַח יָבֵשׁ (kérach yavésh) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Hindi: सूखी बर्फ (sūkhī barph) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Hungarian: szárazjég — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Icelandic: þurrís — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Icelandic: kolsýruís — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Icelandic: kolsýrusnjór — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Indonesian: es biang — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Italian: ghiaccio secco — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Japanese: ドライアイス (dorai-aisu) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Korean: 드라이아이스 (deurai-aiseu) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Latvian: sausais ledus — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Malay: ais kering — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Māori: hauhā totoka — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Moksha: коське эй (kośke ej) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Polish: suchy lód — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Portuguese: gelo seco — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Russian: сухо́й лёд (suxój ljod) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Spanish: hielo seco — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Spanish: nieve carbónica — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Swedish: torris — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Tamil: ஈரமில்பனிக்கட்டி (īramilpaṉikkaṭṭi) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Thai: น้ําแข็งแห้ง (nám-kɛ̌ng-hɛ̂ɛng) — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Turkish: kuru buz — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
  • Vietnamese: đá khô — carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state