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FIRE-DAMP

\fˈa͡ɪ͡ədˈamp], \fˈa‍ɪ‍ədˈamp], \f_ˈaɪə_d_ˈa_m_p]\

Definitions of FIRE-DAMP

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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in mines as being generated in bogs, etc. Light carburetted hydrogen ; After-damp, Choke-damp, or Stythe, being the carbonic acid gas formed by the explosion.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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