af·ter·damp ( f t r-dmp )n. An asphyxiating mixture of gases, primarily nitrogen and carbon dioxide, left in a mine after a fire or an explosion. |
afterdamp [ˈɑːftəˌdæmp]
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(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) (Mining & Quarrying) 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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| Noun | 1. | afterdamp - a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
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