| 单词 | fire stink |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire stink fire stink n. Mining hydrogen sulphide produced by the decomposition of iron pyrites or other sulphide minerals; cf. firedamp n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > fetid smells > other spec. nidora1620 mephitis1625 nidorosity1696 reek1729 fire stink1844 1844 M. Dunn Hist. Geol. & Descriptive View of Coal Trade 100 Between each of these workings is left a rib of coal, and the goaves or workings are then dammed up to prevent ‘fire stink’. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Sweet, free from fire-damp or other gases, or from fire-stink. 1986 V. S. Vutukuri & R. D. Lama Environmental Engin. in Mines ix. 292 The development of heating underground is accompanied by the progressive appearance of..fire stink with a characteristic smell. < as lemmas |
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