afterdamp
Plural: afterdamps
Noun
- a toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine
- Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
Origin / Etymology
From after- + damp.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 17
afterdamp: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordafterdamp: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
afterdamp: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
afterdamp: valid Words With Friends Word