HyperDic: firedamp

English > 1 sense of the word firedamp:
NOUNsubstancefiredampa mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
firedamp > pronunciation
Soundsfay'erdae.mp
Rhymesamp / AMP ... vamp: 17 rhymes with aemp...
English > firedamp: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air.
BroadergasA fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Spanishgrisú
Catalangrisú

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