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afterdamp
[ af-ter-damp, ahf- ]
noun
- an irrespirable mixture of gases, consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, left in a mine after an explosion or fire.
afterdamp
/ ˈɑːftəˌdæmp /
noun
- a poisonous mixture of gases containing carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen formed after the explosion of firedamp in coal mines See also whitedamp
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Example Sentences
You know, it is a product of combustion, and is very deadly—it is the much-dreaded white damp or afterdamp of a mine explosion.
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