About The Word Soot
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Soot
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What's The Definition Of Soot?
[n] a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
[v] coat with soot Synonyms | Synonyms for Soot: carbon black | lampblack | smut Related Terms | Find terms related to Soot: See Also | atomic number 6 | C | carbon | coat | surface Soot In Webster's Dictionary \Soot\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. sot, AS. s?t; akin to Icel.
s?t, Sw. sot, Dan. sod, OD. soet, Lith. s?dis; cf. Gael.
suith, Ir. suth.]
A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from
fuel in the process of combustion, which rises in fine
particles, and adheres to the sides of the chimney or pipe
conveying the smoke; strictly, the fine powder, consisting
chiefly of carbon, which colors smoke, and which is the
result of imperfect combustion. See {Smoke}.
\Soot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sooting}.] To cover or dress with soot; to smut with, or as with, soot; as, to soot land. --Mortimer. \Soot\, Soote \Soot"e\, a. [See {Sweet}.] Sweet. [Obs.] ``The soote savour of the vine.'' --Chaucer. |
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