Meanings
- uncountableCarbon 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.
Two women were found unresponsive in a car along with the likely culprit – four coolers of dry ice – Friday morning in Pierce County, Washington, CNN affiliate KOMO reports.
2018 August 1, Michael Nedelman, “Ice cream salesman’s wife and mother suffocated by dry ice in car”, in CNNSynonyms: carbon dioxide snow, cardice
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCarbon 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.
Origin
A genericized trademark of the DryIce Corporation of America.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque izotz lehor, elur karboniko
- izotz lehorcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
- elur karbonikocarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Catalan gel sec, neu carbònica
- gel seccarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
- neu carbònicacarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Chinese Mandarin 乾冰 /干冰
- 乾冰 /干冰 (gānbīng)carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Czech suchý led
- suchý ledcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Dutch droogijs
- droogijscarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Estonian kuiv jää, süsihappelumi
- kuiv jääcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
- süsihappelumicarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Finnish hiilihappojää, kuivajää
- hiilihappojääcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
- kuivajääcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
French glace sèche, glace carbonique
- glace sèchecarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
- glace carboniquecarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
German Trockeneis
- Trockeneiscarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Greek ξηρός πάγος
- ξηρός πάγος (xirós págos)carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Hebrew קֶרַח יָבֵשׁ
- קֶרַח יָבֵשׁ (kérach yavésh)carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Hindi सूखी बर्फ
- सूखी बर्फ (sūkhī barph)carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Hungarian szárazjég
- szárazjégcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Icelandic þurrís, kolsýruís
- þurríscarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
- kolsýruíscarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
- kolsýrusnjórcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Indonesian es biang
- es biangcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Italian ghiaccio secco
- ghiaccio seccocarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Japanese ドライアイス
- ドライアイス (dorai-aisu)carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Korean 드라이아이스
- 드라이아이스 (deurai-aiseu)carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Latvian sausais ledus
- sausais leduscarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Malay ais kering
- ais keringcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Māori hauhā totoka
- hauhā totokacarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Polish suchy lód
- suchy lódcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Portuguese gelo seco
- gelo secocarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Russian сухо́й лёд
- сухо́й лёд (suxój ljod)carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Spanish hielo seco, nieve carbónica
- hielo secocarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
- nieve carbónicacarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Swedish torris
- torriscarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Tamil ஈரமில்பனிக்கட்டி
- ஈரமில்பனிக்கட்டி (īramilpaṉikkaṭṭi)carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Thai น้ำแข็งแห้ง
- น้ำแข็งแห้ง (nám-kɛ̌ng-hɛ̂ɛng)carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Turkish kuru buz
- kuru buzcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Vietnamese đá khô
- đá khôcarbon dioxide frozen in the solid state
Cite this entry
dry ice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20ice
“dry ice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20ice. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry ice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20ice.
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