icy

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Some of these frozen worlds, including Saturn's moon Enceladus, are believed to contain vast oceans of liquid water trapped between their icy crust and rocky interiors.

From Science Daily

Laboratory research has demonstrated that these compounds can form when icy dust grains containing methanol or blends of carbon dioxide and ammonia are exposed to ultraviolet light or gentle heating.

From Science Daily

A mother remembered her eight-year-old daughter’s nightly screams; icy fingers had stroked the girl’s face.

From Literature

The chamber was cooled to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit to match temperatures in icy regions of Mars.

From Science Daily

The remaining icicles were put into the pail, and with the mallet, Duane hammered them and crushed them into something like snow, but still with the icy crunch he preferred.

From Literature