Soot Definition

so͝ot, so͝ot
noun
A black substance consisting chiefly of carbon particles formed by the incomplete combustion of burning matter.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To cover, soil, or treat with soot.
Webster's New World

Origin of Soot

  • Old English sōt, from Proto-Germanic *sōtÄ… (“soot"), a derivation of *sitjanÄ… (whence also English sit). Cognate with Old Norse sót, Old Dutch soet and Middle Low German sōt. Compare similar ō-grade formation from the Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit") in Old Irish suide (“soot") and Balto-Slavic: Lithuanian súodžiai (“soot"), and Proto-Slavic *sadja (“soot") (Russian са́жа (sáža), Polish and Slovak sadza, Bulgarian са́жда (sážda)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English sōt sed- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Soot Sentence Examples

  • She leaned down; peering through the soot smudged glass on the stove door.

  • They also tend to leave an oily soot in the chimney.

  • If the soil is of fair quality the less manure used upon it the better, unless it be soot or lime.

  • They produce 90 percent less soot than paraffin candles.

  • Soot forms a good top-dressing; it consists principally of charcoal, but contains ammonia and a smaller proportion of phosphates and potash, whence its value as a manure is derived.

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Words Starting With

SSOSOO

Words Ending With

TOTOOT

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soot

Words Starting With S and Ending With T

Starts With S & Ends With TStarts With SO & Ends With TStarts With S & Ends With OT

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With S4 Letter Words Ending With T