afterdamp in English

noun
1
choking gas, rich in carbon monoxide, left after an explosion of firedamp in a mine.
The ‘ afterdamp ’ occurring in such situations is a mixture of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

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2. Dictionary entry overview: What does Afterdamp mean? • Afterdamp (noun) The noun Afterdamp has 1 sense:

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5. Afterdamp 'Afterdamp' is a 9 letter word starting with A and ending with P Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for Afterdamp

6. Afterdamp Afterdamp is a mixture of carbon monoxide and chokedamp which replaces atmospheric air after an explosion.

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10. 1 word related to Afterdamp: gas

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12. Filled with deadly Afterdamp 'cause owners didn't care,

13. Source for information on Afterdamp: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed

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15. Afterdamp is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary

16. Medical Definition of Afterdamp : a toxic gas mixture remaining after an explosion of firedamp in mines and consisting principally of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen Learn More about Afterdamp

17. Afterdamp is the mixture of gases found in a mine after an explosion or fire

18. Afterdamp is the mixture of gases found in a mine after an explosion or fire.

19. Afterdamp is similar to these topics: Safety lamp, Firedamp, Contraband (coal mine) and more

20. Examples of how to use “Afterdamp” in a sentence from the Cambridge Dictionary Labs

21. ‘The ‘Afterdamp’ occurring in such situations is a mixture of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.’

22. ‘As they had been almost completely destroyed it was impossible to enter owing to the Afterdamp which prevailed.’.

23. Afterdamp: (af′tĕr-damp″) A gaseous mixture formed by the explosion of methane and air in a mine

24. Forty-six miners died in the massive explosion or suffocated in the carbon monoxide atmosphere, (Afterdamp) that followed

25. Afterdamp (af′tĕr-damp″) A gaseous mixture formed by the explosion of methane and air in a mine

26. Afterdamp: see damp damp, in mining, any mixture of gases in an underground mine, especially oxygen-deficient or noxious gases

27. Afterdamp definition: a poisonous mixture of gases containing carbon dioxide , carbon monoxide , and nitrogen Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

28. We hope that the following list of synonyms for the word Afterdamp will help you to finish your crossword today.

29. 1. Afterdamp - a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine

30. Afterdamp – [n] – a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a …

31. The Afterdamp gas carbon monoxide which presented such a problem for the recovery teams must also have contributed to death through poisoning

32. Afterdamp (usually uncountable, plural Afterdamps) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of nitrogen, carbon …

33. The concepts of black damp (or stythe) and Afterdamp reflect an understanding that certain gaseous mixtures could lead to death with prolonged exposure.

34. Afterdamp definition, an irrespirable mixture of gases, consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, left in a mine after an explosion or fire

35. Afterdamp, aftergases [ The mix(ture) of gas remaining in a coal mine after an explosion of firedamp or after a fire] Schwaden m, Nachschwaden

36. You know, it is a product of combustion, and is very deadly -- it is the much-dreaded white damp or Afterdamp of a mine explosion.

37. A toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine Familiarity information: Afterdamp used …

38. Lost ghosts of a terrible disaster The fires spread through most of the underground workings, quickly followed by Afterdamp, deadly gasses formed by the explosion.

39. Afterdamp is air that contains a high concentration of carbon monoxide, typically formed in a mine in the aftermath of an explosion of gas and dust

40. White Damp & Afterdamp - Carbon Monoxide (CO) White damp is a mixture of poisonous gases found in coal mines and is predominantly made up of carbon monoxide (CO)

41. 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

42. Afterdamp (a deadly mix of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen) was present in great quantities and fires were burning in the depths of the mine, so rescue work was hinderered

43. 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

44. Two of the 17 men who had reached the face areas were killed by violence, and 6 others in a section of the mine about 3,000 feet from the seat of the explosion died from inhalation of Afterdamp.

45. 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

46. Afterdamp a poisonous mixture of gases containing carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen formed after the explosion of firedamp in coal mines Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005 Want to thank TFD for its existence?

47. Afterdamp: 1 n a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine Type of: gas a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely