Look up: afterdamp


  1. Afterdamp
    Afterdamp is the toxic mixture of gases left in a mine following an explosion caused by firedamp, which itself can initiate a much larger explosion of coal dust. It consists of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen. Hydrogen sulfide, another highly toxic gas, may also be present. However, it...
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  2. afterdamp
    [n] - a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
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  3. afterdamp
    noun a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
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  4. afterdamp
    (from the article `mine gas`) ...an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen in the air. Stinkdamp is the name given by miners to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) because of its ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/26

  5. afterdamp
    afterdamp: see damp.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0909993.html

  6. afterdamp
    1) Gas
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/afterdamp/1

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