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BLACKDAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blackdamp mean?
• BLACKDAMP (noun)
The noun BLACKDAMP has 1 sense:
1. the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
Familiarity information: BLACKDAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
blackdamp; chokedamp
Hypernyms ("blackdamp" is a kind of...):
carbon dioxide; carbonic acid gas; CO2 (a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis)
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