(astronomy) Initialism of Index Catalogue (part of the NGC survey of J.L.E. Dreyer’s update to the Herschel General Catalogue).

Initialism of independent contractor. / Initialism of irreducible complexity. / (chemistry) Initialism of intercalation compound. / (chemistry) Initialism of ion chromatography.

Pseudo-acronym of icy. / Initialism of in charge. / (role-playing games, fandom slang) Initialism of in character.

Pseudo-acronym of I see.

(uncountable) Water in frozen (solid) form. / (uncountable, physics, astronomy) Any frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.

(transitive) To cool with ice, as a beverage. / (intransitive) To become ice; to freeze. / (transitive) To make icy; to freeze. / (transitive, slang) To murder.

(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.

present participle of ice

(sports) Abbreviation of Iceland. / Initialism of Institution of Civil Engineers.

(automotive) Acronym of internal combustion engine, internal-combustion engine. / (computing) Initialism of internal compiler error. / (computing) in-circuit emulator, in-circuit emulation