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soot
a black substance rising in fine flakes in smoke
Not to be confused with:
suit – a legal action; a matched set of clothes; meet the requirements of: This room will suit me just fine.
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soot
(so͝ot, so͞ot)n.
The fine black particles, chiefly composed of carbon, produced by incomplete combustion of coal, oil, wood, or other fuels.
soot v.
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soot
(sʊt)n
(Elements & Compounds) finely divided carbon deposited from flames during the incomplete combustion of organic substances such as coal
vb
(tr) to cover with soot
[Old English sōt; related to Old Norse, Middle Low German sōt, Lithuanian sódis, Old Slavonic sažda, Old Irish sūide]
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soot
(sʊt, sut)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]
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soot
(so͝ot) A black, powdery compound consisting mainly of carbon. Soot forms through the incomplete combustion of wood, coal, oil, or other materials.
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soot
- Etymologically, something that "sits" on something else—like film settling on a surface.See also related terms for sits.
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soot
Past participle: sooted
Gerund: sooting
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| Noun | 1. |  soot - a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and inkatomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds |
| Verb | 1. | soot - coat with soot |
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Translations
سُخَامسِناج، سُخام، شَحّار
saze
sod
nokikimröökki
čađ
korom
sót
すす
검댕
kaip suodžiaipaišinas
kvēpisodrēji
sadza
saje
sot
เขม่า เขม่าถ่านหิน
bồ hóng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
soot
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
soot
(sut) noun the black powder left after the burning of coal etc.
ˈsooty adjective1. covered with soot.
2. of the colour of soot.
ˈsootiness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
soot
→ سُخَام saze sod Ruß καπνιά hollín noki suie čađ fuliggine すす 검댕 roet sot sadza fuligem сажа sot เขม่า เขม่าถ่านหิน kurum bồ hóng 煤烟Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009