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firedamp definition

fire·damp (-damp′)

noun

a gas, largely methane, formed in coal mines, which is explosive when mixed with air

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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