fire·damp (f r d mp )n. 1. A combustible gas, chiefly methane, occurring naturally in mines from the decomposition of coal. 2. The explosive mixture of firedamp and air. |
firedamp
Noun
Brit, Austral & NZ an explosive mixture of hydrocarbons, chiefly methane, formed in coal mines
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| Noun | 1. | firedamp - a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
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