soot

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /sʊt/, /suːt/
• (now dialectal) IPA: /sʌt/

Noun

soot (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

• lampblack

Translations

• French: suie
• German: Ruß, Swiss spelling: Russ
• Italian: fuliggine, caligine
• Portuguese: fuligem
• Russian: са́жа
• Spanish: hollín

Verb

soot (soots, present participle sooting; past and past participle sooted)

1. (transitive) To cover or dress with soot.

   to soot land

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