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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.
—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.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 29 May 2024
The burgers come freshly butchered and packed in dry ice.
—Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
During the investigation, authorities seized a dry ice white styrofoam box, a plastic bucket believed to have been used by Zhang, insurance documents, and electronic devices, prosecutors said.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 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 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
dry ice
noun
: solid carbon dioxide
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