(mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
amplified
amplified
adj
Having been made the subject of amplification; more potent or stronger, louder
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amplify
appledorf
dampproof
dampproof
adj
Resistant to the effects of damp.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the effects of damp.
feldspars
feldspars
noun
plural of feldspar
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
filopodia
filopodia
noun
plural of filopodium
firedamps
firedamps
noun
plural of firedamp
fissipeda
flappered
foreadapt
forepaled
forspread
forspread
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To diffuse
(transitive, intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To spread; extend.
halfpaced
lapidific
lapidific
adj
Forming or converting into stone; petrifying.
leadproof
opacified
opacified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of opacify
palfreyed
palfreyed
adj
(archaic) Mounted on a palfrey.
pansified
pansified
adj
(colloquial, derogatory) Made effeminate or homosexual.