firedamp

firedamp
Methane or other light hydrocarbons forming an explosive mixture when mixed with 7 or 8 volumes of air.

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fire·damp -.damp n a combustible mine gas that consists chiefly of methane also the explosive mixture of this gas with air compare BLACK DAMP

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n.
(in mining) an explosive mixture of gases, usually containing a high proportion of methane, occasionally encountered in pockets underground. It can be distinguished from blackdamp (chokedamp), which does not ignite.

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  • firedamp — noun Date: 1677 a combustible mine gas that consists chiefly of methane; also the explosive mixture of this gas with air …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • firedamp — n. explosive gas comprised primarily of methane (accumulates in mines) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • firedamp — noun gas, chiefly methane, that forms an explosive mixture with air in coal mines …   English new terms dictionary

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