soot

[ soo t, soot ]

/ sʊt, sut /

noun

a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.

verb (used with object)

to mark, cover, or treat with soot.

Words nearby soot

sooner state, sooner the better, the, soonest, soong, soony, soot, sooth, soothe, soothfast, soothing, soothsay

Origin of soot

before 900; Middle English; Old English sōt; cognate with Old Norse sōt

OTHER WORDS FROM soot

soot·less, adjectivesoot·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for soot

There is also soot staining the tiles, suggesting the bodies were burned or there had been a small blast.
Who Is Behind Gaza's Mass Execution?|Jesse Rosenfeld|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Air pollution gets worse during drought; in California the problem is soot, and in Texas it was ozone.
America’s Axis of Drought|Kate Galbraith|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some computer models, he said, indicate that about half of the global warming in the Arctic is driven by methane and soot.
The End of the Arctic? Ocean Could be Ice Free by 2015|Mark Hertsgaard|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Soot, methane, ozone, and HFCs are a lot less sexy than flying to Rio and making bold promises.
Hillary Clinton’s Plan to Get Serious About Global Warming|David G. Victor, Charles F. Kennel, Veerabhadran Ramanathan|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

And Soot says that, growing up in Bombay, “all these museums seemed inaccessible to me…I started enjoying art when I went abroad.”
Google Takes Street View Inside 17 Museums for Virtual Tours|Blake Gopnik|February 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The smoke and the soot tickled the boy's nostrils until it seemed to him that he must sneeze.
Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout|Alfred Bishop Mason
I don't believe it was real fog, but just a mixture of soot and steam they're trying to pass off for the real thing.
Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad|John Kendrick Bangs
The curtains hung in rags about a window begrimed with soot and smoke.
The Doctor's Dilemma|Hesba Stretton
Mr. Chase gave Mr. Teak a glance the pathos of which even the soot could not conceal.
Ship's Company, The Entire Collection|W.W. Jacobs
It is said that Ware retained the stain of soot in his skin to the day of his death.
Curiosities of Impecuniosity|H. G. Somerville

British Dictionary definitions for soot

soot

/ (sʊt) /

noun

finely divided carbon deposited from flames during the incomplete combustion of organic substances such as coal

verb

(tr) to cover with soot

Word Origin for soot

Old English sōt; related to Old Norse, Middle Low German sōt, Lithuanian sódis, Old Slavonic sažda, Old Irish sūide

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Science definitions for soot

soot

[ sut ]

A black, powdery substance that consists mainly of carbon and is formed through the incomplete combustion of wood, coal, diesel oil, or other materials. Because it absorbs energy from sunlight rather than reflecting it, soot is believed to be a cause of global warming, especially when it settles on snow and ice, reducing their reflectivity. Soot particles in the air are a contributing factor in respiratory diseases.

soot

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