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8 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
originFrom fire + damp with 'damp' not in the usual sense of 'moist' but old German, modern Dutch, Danish 'damp' as steam or vapour, hence a gas liable to catch fire.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- farmed 12
- firmed 12
- framed 12
- damper 11
- primed 11
- ramped 11
- famed 11
- fremd 11
- faired 10
- amped 10
- fermi 10
- frame 10