pykrete

English

Alternative forms

• picrete, pycrite

Etymology

Blend of Pyke +‎ concrete, Named after British inventor Geoffrey Pyke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪkɹiːt/

Noun

pykrete (uncountable)

1. A solid substance made of water ice and sawdust, stronger than pure ice. Originally to be used in combination with a refrigeration system as hull material for warships. Used as a building material for ice buildings (such as winter ice hotels) and ice sculptures, usually without the originally envisioned embedded refrigeration systems.

Hypernyms

• icecrete

 

Derived terms

• super pykrete
• super-pykrete
• superpykrete

 

Related terms

• snowcrete

 

Descendants

• Finnish: pykriitti

Translations

substance

• Finnish: pykriitti
• Russian: пайкери́т m (pajkerít), пайкри́т m (pajkrít)