AFTERDAMP meaning: Toxic gases following an explosion

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Definitions from Wiktionary (afterdamp)

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

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predamp, befog, before damp

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