soot

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English sōt; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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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

Imperative

soot

soot

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	soot - a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink carbon black, crock, lampblack, smut atomic 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 coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"

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Translations

سُخَامسِناج، سُخام، شَحّار

saze

sod

Ruß

καπνιά

hollín

nokikimröökki

suie

čađ

korom

sót

fuliggine

すす

검댕

kaip suodžiaipaišinas

kvēpisodrēji

roet

sot

sadza

fuligem

сажакопоть

sadza

saje

sot

เขม่า เขม่าถ่านหิน

kurumis

bồ hóng

煤灰煤烟

soot

[sʊt] N → hollín m

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soot

[ˈsʊt] n → suie f

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soot

n → Ruß m; black as soot → rußschwarz

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soot

[sʊt] n → fuliggine f

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soot

(sut) noun

the black powder left after the burning of coal etc. roet سِناج، سُخام، شَحّار сажди fuligem saze der Ruß sod καπνιάhollín nõgi دوده noki suieפיח काजल, कजली, कज्जल, कालिख čađa, gar korom jelaga sót fuliggine すす 검댕 suodžiai kvēpi; sodrēji jelaga roetsotsadza دوده fuligem funingine сажа sadza saje čađ sot เขม่า kurum, is 煤(煙)灰 сажа, кіптява کالک bồ hóng 煤（烟）灰

ˈsooty adjective

1. covered with soot. roetbedek مُلَوَّث بالشُّحار покрит със сажди cheio de fuligem černý od sazí rußig sodet καπνισμένος, γεμάτος καπνιά cubierto de hollín, tiznado nõgine nokinen couvert/noir de suie מְפוּיָח कज्जलित čađavo, garavo kormos penuh jelaga sótugur fuligginoso, coperto di fuliggine すすけた 검댕투성이의 suodinas nokvēpis; sodrējains diselaputi jelaga roetig full av sot, sotet okopcony دود وهلى cheio de fuligem acope­rit cu funingine закопчённый čierny od sadzí sajast čađav sotig ปกคลุมด้วยเขม่า kurumlu, isli 煤灰的 покритий сажею, закопчений کالک لگا đầy bồ hóng 煤灰的

2. of the colour of soot. roetkleurig أسْوَد كالشُّحار черен da cor da fuligem černý jako saze schwarz sodfarvet μαύρος, καπνισμένος negro como el hollín nõgimust pikimusta charbonneux צֶבַע פִּיחַ काजल boje čađe fekete hitam kolsvartur nero 黒ずんだ 검댕이 색의 kaip suodžiai, paišinas melns (kā sodrēji) hitam roetkleurig sotfarget koloru sadzy په بل رنګ da cor da fuligem negru ca funinginea чёрный как сажа čierny ako sadza sajast boje čađi sotsvart มืดดำ is gibi, simsiyah 烏黑色的 чорний, як сажа کالا، سیاہ đen như bồ hóng 乌黑色的

ˈsootiness noun

roetbedektheid تَلَويث بالشُّحار цвят на сажди aspecto fuliginoso sazová čerň die Rußigkeit sod κάπνα aspecto tiznado nõgisus nokisuus noirceur לִהיוֹת מְכוסֶה בְּפִיחַ čađavost kormosság, (korom)feketeség kehitaman sorti aspetto fuligginoso すすけていること 검댕이 같음 suodinumas sodrējainība kehitaman roetigheid sotethet okopcenie دود وهلى aspecto fuliginoso negreală закопчённость sadzová čerň sajavost čađavost sotighet การที่มีแต่ขี้เขม่า islilik 煙灰狀 закопченість کلونس màu đen bồ hóng 烟灰状

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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

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