| black death |
bubonic plague. A disease prevalent in the middle ages, buth still occurring in third world ountries, transmitted by fleas from rats.
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| black lung |
a disease from breathing coal dust
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| black damp |
A term generally applied to carbon dioxide. Strictly speaking, it is a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. It is also applied to an atmosphere depleted of oxygen, rather than having an excess of carbon dioxide.
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| black damp |
A mine gas largely carbon dioxide which is dangerous to life by causing suffocation; an oxygen deficiency.
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| blackhead |
Local name given to bank of carbonaceous refuse which occurs at or near the top of a coal seam.
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