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Answer for the clue "High in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life ", 9 letters:
blackdamp

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n. choke damp

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Blackdamp (also known as stythe or choke damp ) is an asphyxiant , reducing the available oxygen content of air to a level incapable of sustaining human or animal life. It is not a single gas but a mixture of unbreathable gases left after oxygen is removed ...

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n. the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life [syn: chokedamp ]

Usage examples of blackdamp.

Redolent of desert grit, of cactus pollen, of diesel fumes, of hot blacktop, the air curdled as Dylan drew near to the restaurant, thickened with the aroma of long-used deep-fryer oil, with hamburger grease smoking on a griddle, with fried-onion vapors nearly as thick as blackdamp.