FIREDAMP

firedamp

(noun) a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

firedamp (usually uncountable, plural firedamps)

(mining) An inflammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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