Nebraska Ice

noun

Two dimensional bilayer ice I, a phase of water ice that is two-dimensional and can shrink when frozen.

Meanings

nounNebraska Ice (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountablechemistryTwo dimensional bilayer ice I, a phase of water ice that is two-dimensional and can shrink when frozen.

Origin

Compound of Nebraska (“University of Nebraska–Lincoln”) + ice. From being a form of water ice that was predicted at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1997.

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APA

Nebraska Ice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nebraska%20Ice

MLA

“Nebraska Ice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nebraska%20Ice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nebraska Ice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nebraska%20Ice.

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