Dry ice

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Term: Dry ice
Definition: Solidified carbon dioxide that, at -78.5C and ambient pressure, changes directly to a gas as it absorbs heat. It is used as a coolant to induce the ice phase for supercooled cloud and fog modification procedures.  AMSglossary 

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Created 2017.06.06
Last Modified 2022.03.08
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