afterdamp
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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
Origin
From after- + damp.From after- + damp.
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Forms
plural: afterdampsSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable