STOOP AND ROOM
\stˈuːp and ɹˈuːm], \stˈuːp and ɹˈuːm], \s_t_ˈuː_p a_n_d ɹ_ˈuː_m]\
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A system of mining coal, where the coal is taken out in parallel spaces, intersected by a similar series of passages at right angles. Between these "rooms" "stoops" of coal are left for the support of the roof of the seam. Called also PILLAR AND STALL or POST AND STALL.
By Daniel Lyons
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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