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firedamp

/'faɪər,dæmp/

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noun
a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
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afterdamp a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine