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    soot
    /sʊt/

    noun

    • 1. a deep black powdery or flaky substance consisting largely of amorphous carbon, produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter.

    verb

    • 1. cover or clog (something) with soot: "you have previously sooted the underside of their plate by holding it over a candle"

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  2. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › SootSoot - Wikipedia

    Soot's definition can also vary across time, and from paper to paper even among scientists in the same field. A common feature of the definitions is that soot is composed largely of carbon based particles resulting from the incomplete burning of hydrocarbons or organic fuel such as wood.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SOOT definition: 1. a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. is burned: 2. a black…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sootSoot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SOOT is a black substance formed by combustion or separated from fuel during combustion, rising in fine particles, and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke; especially : the fine powder consisting chiefly of carbon that colors smoke.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › sootSOOT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Soot definition: 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. See examples of SOOT used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSOOT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. 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.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOOT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SOOT meaning: 1. a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. is burned: 2. a black…. Learn more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sootSoot - definition of soot by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. a black carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles that adhere to and blacken surfaces on contact. v.t. 2. to mark, cover, or treat with soot. [before 900; Middle English; Old English sōt]

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsoot noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of soot noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySOOT - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "SOOT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSOOT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    SOOT definition: a black powder produced when coal, wood, etc is burnt. Learn more.