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AFTER-DAMP

\ˈaftədˈamp], \ˈaftədˈamp], \ˈa_f_t_ə_d_ˈa_m_p]\

Definitions of AFTER-DAMP

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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aft'[.e]r-damp, n. choke-damp, arising in coal-mines after an explosion of fire-damp.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

The irrespirable mixture of carbon dioxid, carbon monoxid and other gases formed as the result of the explosion of fire-damp in coal-mines.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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