soot

IPA: sˈʊt

noun

  • Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

verb

  • (transitive) To cover or dress with soot.
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Examples of "soot" in Sentences

  • The bricks are all stained with soot.
  • This was done to reduce the presence of soot.
  • The water removes particles of dust and soot from the gas.
  • Soot from factories darkened the birch trees the moths landed on.
  • The disclosure is directed to a soot blower of the long retracting type.
  • All of these lamps had soot and pieces of burnt wick in the oil containers.
  • Local legend even suggested that the top of the mountain was covered in soot.
  • In fact, the soot particles are responsable for the yellow color of the flame.
  • The process is characterized by oxidation of the soot in the presence of water.
  • A huge amount of carbon soot accumulates in the upper atmosphere of such stars.

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