Word: afterdamp
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: af
ter
damp
Definition: Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
Morphemes:
Affix: after-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: With adverbial or adjectival effect, forming compound words indicating something that comes afterwards in spacial position or time.
Affix: damp
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: damp
Language: enm
Decoded: damp
Meaning: noun