HyperDic: firedamp

English > 1 sense of the word *firedamp*:
NOUN	substance	firedamp	a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air

firedamp > pronunciation
Sounds	fay'erdae.mp
Rhymes	amp / AMP ... vamp: 17 rhymes with aemp...

English > *firedamp*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air.
Broader	gas	A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Spanish	grisú
Catalan	grisú