Definition of soot - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
combustionfine black particles from flames during incomplete combustion
- Soot covered the walls after the fire.
2.
artTECH. black substance used in making pigments and inkTECH.
- Soot is used to create black ink.
Verb
cover with sootcover with a black powdery substance from combustion
- The fire sooted the walls of the cabin..
Images of soot
fine black particles from flames during incomplete combustion 
black substance used in making pigments and ink
Expressions with soot
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extremely black like soot in color
The night sky was black as soot.
having the deep black color of soot
The cat had soot-black fur.
device used to remove soot from boiler tubes
The engineer activated the soot blower to clean the boiler tubes.
Origin of soot
Old English, sōt (soot)
Terms with soot included in their meaning
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occupation
person who cleans soot from chimneys
staining
stain with soot or dirt
chimney
person who cleans soot from chimneys
occupation
person who cleans soot from chimneys
environment
elemental carbon in fine particles, a soot component
cleaning
black powdery dirt like soot
art
brownish-yellow pigment from wood soot
art
brown pigment from soot, used in art
dirt
soot or grime especially from coal
cleaning
cover with soot or grime
soot
black powdery substance from burning
dirty
covered with dirt or soot
chemistry
burning of fuel without enough oxygen, creating harmful gases or soot
cleaning
make dirty with soot or smudge
dirty
covered with dirt or soot
color
extremely black like soot in color
appearance
covered with soot or resembling soot
color
having the black color of soot
production
related to or producing soot
machinery
device used to remove soot from boiler tubes
colors
having the deep black color of soot
cleanliness
dirty or stained with soot
darkness
quality of being dark or black like soot
pollution
state of being covered with soot
Examples of soot in a sentence
Soot settled on the furniture after the candle burned. Artists value soot for its deep black color. Soot is a key ingredient in traditional ink recipes. The chimney sweep sooted the fireplace. The old factory sooted the nearby buildings.
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- French:suie, encrasser, ...
- German:Ruß, rußen, ...
- Italian:fuliggine, annerire, ...
- Spanish:hollín, ennegrecer, ...
- Portuguese:fuligem, fuliginar, ...
- Chinese:烟灰, 熏黑, ...
- Japanese:すす, すすで覆う, ...
- Arabic:سُخَام, سَوَّدَ, ...
- Hebrew:פִּיחַ, לְפַיֵּחַ, ...
- Russian:сажа, закоптить, ...
- Ukrainian:сажа, закоптити, ...
- Hindi:कालिख, कालिख से ढकना, ...
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