Associations to the word «Afterdamp»

Wiktionary

AFTERDAMP, noun. (mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.

Dictionary definition

AFTERDAMP, noun. A toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine.

Wise words

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