Definitions for afterdamp
ˈæf tərˌdæmp, ˈɑf-af·ter·damp

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1. afterdampnoun

   a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine

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1. afterdampnoun

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

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1. Afterdamp

   Afterdamp is the toxic mixture of gases left in a mine following an explosion caused by methane-rich firedamp, which itself can initiate a much larger explosion of coal dust. The term is etymologically and practically related to other terms for underground mine gases—such as firedamp, white damp, and black damp, with afterdamp being composed, rather, primarily by carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen, with highly toxic stinkdamp-constituent hydrogen sulfide possibly also present. However, the high content of carbon monoxide is the component that kills, preferentially combining with haemoglobin in the blood and thus depriving victims of oxygen. Globally, afterdamp has caused many of the casualties in disasters of pit coalfields, including British, such as the Senghenydd colliery disaster. Such disasters continue to afflict working mines, for instance in mainland China.

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1. afterdamp

   Afterdamp is a toxic mixture of gases left in a mine following an explosion or fire. This typically includes carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and other poisonous gases. It is a significant hazard for miners due to suffocation, poisoning, or further explosions.

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1. Afterdamp

   Afterdamp is the toxic mixture of gases left in a mine following an explosion caused by firedamp, which itself can initiate a much larger explosion of coal dust. It consists of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen. Hydrogen sulfide, another highly toxic gas, may also be present. However, it is the high content of carbon monoxide which kills by depriving victims of oxygen by combining preferentially with haemoglobin in the blood. Afterdamp was the deadly gas which caused the majority of casualties in the many pit disasters of the British coalfields, and elsewhere in the world. Such disasters continue to afflict working mines, especially in mainland China.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of afterdamp in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of afterdamp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=afterdamp
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Afterdamp
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterdamp
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5. ^ Wikidata
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