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ice (general material) (<materials by physical state>, <materials by form>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Any of various frozen or solidified forms of substances (including water) that are liquid, gaseous, or volatile under normal conditions on earth; the term is used particularly in astronomy for such materials, which are present in the nuclei of comets, in planets, and in other celestial objects.Often used with a modifying word specifying the substance, such as ammonia ice, methane ice, water ice, etc. |
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ice (general material) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,B)
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ices (general materials) (C,U,English,AD,U,PN)
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ice (water by form) |
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(<water by form>, water (inorganic material), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300011781] |
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