chokedamp

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choke·damp

C0318500 (chōk′dămp′)n. See blackdamp.

[So called because it causes suffocation in mines.]

chokedamp

(ˈtʃəʊkˌdæmp) n (Mining & Quarrying) another word for blackdamp

choke•damp

(ˈtʃoʊkˌdæmp)

n. mine atmosphere so low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide as to cause choking. Also called blackdamp. [1635–45]

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Noun

chokedamp - the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting lifeblackdampcarbon dioxide, carbonic acid gas, CO2 - a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis

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chokedamp

chokedamp:

see dampdamp,
in mining, any mixture of gases in an underground mine, especially oxygen-deficient or noxious gases. The term damp probably is derived from the German dampf, meaning fog or vapor. Several distinct types of damp are recognized.
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[′chōk‚damp] (mining engineering) blackdamp

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noun the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion

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