The process or act of removing ice from surfaces; the practice of using de-icers on roads, vehicles, or aircraft.
Present participle of deice (de- + ice + -ing). This gerund form turns the verb into a noun describing the ongoing activity or process of removing ice.
The deicing fluid industry exploded after a 1992 crash in Amsterdam where aircraft wings frosted over—now millions of gallons of propylene glycol spray planes annually in a routine we barely notice.
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