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Dictionary » D » Damp DampDamp 1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor. Night . . . With black air Accompanied, with damps and dreadful gloom. (Milton) 2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind. Even now, while thus i stand blest in thy presence, a secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul. (Addison) It must have thrown a damp over your autumn excursion. (j. D. Forbes) 3. (Science: chemical) a gaseous prodact, formed in coal mines, old wells, pints, etc. Choke damp, a damp consisting principally of carboni acid gas; so called from its extinguishing flame and animal life. See carbonic acid, under carbonic. Damp sheet, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air currents and prevent accumulation of gas. Fire damp, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted hydrogen; so called from its tendence to explode when mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with flame. Origin: akin to LG, D, & dan. Damp vapor, steam, fog, g. Dampf, Icel. Dampi, Sw. Damb dust, and to MNG. Dimpfen to smoke, imp. Dampf. ![]()
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Results from our forumHuman Hair as Fertilizer? HELP!... sit for a few weeks to a month. For best effect, I'd recommend keeping your composting mix in the dark, and add water when necessary to keep it damp. Again, you'll need a lot to really get a good batch of composte.
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bacteria vs. fungi... a bacteria will be more common and where fungi will be more common? Or if any place is ever free of either one? I know that fungi prefer damp places where they have organic food they can feed on... and bacteria is... everywhere??
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A2 biology courseworkthey should all have moved towards the damp region because they breath through gills and need to keep them moist in order to allow the diffusion of gasses through them.
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A2 biology courseworkDo you have any biological reason for them to all move within the time limit you had given them? Do they all have knowledge of the existence of a damp and a dry chamber?
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