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- Dictionarysoot/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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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. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of soot from Merriam-Webster.
Soot is a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. is burned. Learn more about its meaning, usage and pronunciation, and see examples and translations in different languages.
Soot is a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc. Learn more about its origin, examples, and effects on global warming and health.
In some definitions, soot is defined purely as carbonaceous particles, but in others it is defined to include the whole ensemble of particles resulting from partial combustion of organic matter or fossil fuels - as such it can include non carbon elements like sulphur and even traces of metal.
Soot is a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. is burned. Learn more about soot, see examples of its use and find translations in different languages.
Soot is black powder which rises in the smoke from a fire and collects on the inside of chimneys. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, collocations, and examples of usage in different contexts.
Soot is a black powder produced when coal, wood, etc is burnt. Find out how to say soot in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, and more.
