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whitedamp

whitedamp noun: a noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed environment such as a mine.

Noun

whitedamp (uncountable)

  1. A noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed environment such as a mine.

whitedamp meaning in Tamil

whitedamp in Tamil

கரிய ஓருயிரகை, நச்சுவளி வகை

Origin of whitedamp

From white + damp.

Questions about whitedamp

What does whitedamp mean?
Whitedamp means a noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed environment such as a mine.
What is whitedamp in Tamil?
Whitedamp in Tamil is கரிய ஓருயிரகை, நச்சுவளி வகை. See Whitedamp meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is whitedamp?
Whitedamp is a noun.

Words near whitedamp in the dictionary

  1. whited sepulcher
  2. whited sepulchers
  3. whited sepulchre
  4. whited sepulchres
  5. whited up
  6. whitedamp
  7. Whiteds
  8. whiteface
  9. whitefaced
  10. whitefaces
  11. whitefella

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whitedamp (page history and authors); whitedamp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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