afterdamp
English
noun
Definitions
- (mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
Etymology
Prefix from English damp (moderately wet).
Origin
English
damp
Gloss
moderately wet
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedamp English
- blackdamp English
- chokedamp English
- damp English
- dampable English
- dampen English
- damper English
- dampish English
- damply English
- dampness English
- dampproof English
- dampsome English
- dampth English
- dampy English
- firedamp English
- overdamp English
- stinkdamp English
- underdamp English
- whitedamp English
- damp Middle English