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ice noun

  /aɪs/ , [ʌɪs]
  • Water in frozen (solid) form.
  • (ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.
 ghiaccio
  • A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.
 gelato, ghiaccio
  • (physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.
 ghiaccio secco, ghiaccio

icing noun

  /ˈaɪsɪŋ/
  • (cooking) A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.
 glassa, glassatura, brillantatura, ghiaccia

ice verb

  /aɪs/ , [ʌɪs]
  • (intransitive) To become ice; to freeze.
  • (transitive) To make icy; to freeze.
 ghiacciare, congelare, freddare, gelare
  • (transitive) To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.
 glassare
  • (transitive, slang) To murder.
 freddare
  • (transitive) To cool with ice, as a beverage.
 raffreddare

-ic suffix

  /ɪk/
  • (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
 -ico

-ics suffix

  • Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.
 -logia

iced adjective

  /ˈaɪst/ , [ˈaɪ̯st]
  • Very cold, but not necessarily containing ice.
 gelato
icing on the cake
la ciliegina sulla torta
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