water ice

noun

ice formed by direct freezing of fresh or salt water, and not by compacting of snow.
a frozen dessert, similar to sherbet, made of water, sweetener, and fruit syrup or other flavorings.

water ice

noun

an ice cream made from a frozen sugar syrup flavoured with fruit juice or purée; sorbet

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Word History and Origins

Origin of water ice¹

First recorded in 1810–20

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Indeed, there are two kinds of snow on Mars: water ice and carbon dioxide, better known as dry ice, which has flakes that are actually cube-shaped.

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It was supposed to spend 10 days searching for water ice, but the position of its solar panels and the cold temperatures of the rocky region mean it cannot recharge.

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If it was in our skies, it would shine five times brighter because the water ice would reflect much more sunlight.

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And at the Moon’s poles, she says, there’s even more - reserves of water ice are frozen inside permanently shadowed craters.

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One such casualty: an international project called Ice Mapper, which aimed to chart out water ice on Mars.

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When To Use

�� does water ice mean?

Water ice is a frozen dessert, very similar to Italian ice, made in Philadelphia.How is water ice pronounced?[ waw-ter ahys ]

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