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afterdamp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
af-ter-damp
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.

Uncountable

Etymology

From after- + damp.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

afterdamps (plural) after-damp (alternative)

Synonyms

staunch

Questions

What does afterdamp mean?
Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
Where does afterdamp come from?
From after- + damp.

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