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ice
has definitions from the fields of sport,food,chemistry,physics,medicine,pharmacology
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[ noun ] (chemistry) water frozen in the solid state
Synonyms Examples "Americans like ice in their drinks" Used in print (M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)During the latter procedure the temperature was maintained at 2 ` C by surrounding the apparatus with ice . (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)Root and stem tumors from sweet_clover plants infected with WTV were quick-frozen in liquid_nitrogen , embedded in ice , and cut at 3 - 6 � m in a cryostat maintained at - 16 ` to - 20 ` . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)Ice caused the aerator to overload , straining the drive belts . An extended cold_spell caused ice to build_up on the aerator which was mounted on a floating platform and caused the entire platform to sink lower in the water . Five of the tests were conducted with a polyethylene cover to simulate an ice cover . |
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[ noun ] the frozen part of a body of water
Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)After heavy rains and an onslaught of mice , snow fell on October 15 , 1825 , and remained on the ground through a winter so cold that the ice on the Red was five feet thick . |
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[ noun ] (informal) diamonds
Synonyms Examples "look at the ice on that dame!" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (food) a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
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[ noun ] (physics) a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9822
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[ noun ] (sport) a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
Synonyms Examples "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice" Related terms |
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