firedamp

(-damp′)

noun

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

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noun

A combustible gas, chiefly methane, occurring naturally in mines from the decomposition of coal.
The explosive mixture of firedamp and air.

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