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afterdamp

noun

Etymology

From after- + damp.

  1. derived from *dampaz✻
  2. derived from dampen
  3. inherited from dampen — “to stifle; suffocate”
  4. prefixed as afterdamp — “after + damp”

Definitions

  1. Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp,…

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

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