AFTERDAMP

afterdamp

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

afterdamp (usually uncountable, plural afterdamps)

(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.

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