Definition of smut

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Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis..

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Smut :: Smut (v. t.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis..
Transmew :: Transmew (v. t. & i.) To transmute; to transform; to metamorphose.
Smutting :: Smutting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smu.
Smudge :: Smudge (n.) That which is smeared upon anything; a stain; a blot; a smutch; a smear.
Bismuthiferous :: Bismuthiferous (a.) Containing bismuth.
Smudge :: Smudge (v. t.) To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke.
Smooch :: Smooch (v. t.) See Smutch.
Diamagnetic :: Diamagnetic (n.) Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet..
Vary :: Vary (v. t.) To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.
Besmut :: Besmut (v. t.) To blacken with smut; to foul with soot.
Transmutual :: Transmutual (a.) Reciprocal; commutual.
Tetradymite :: Tetradymite (n.) A telluride of bismuth. It is of a pale steel-gray color and metallic luster, and usually occurs in foliated masses. Called also telluric bismuth..
Wood''s Metal :: Wood's metal () A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of bismuth. It melts at from 66? to 71? C. See Fusible metal, under Fusible..
Conversion :: Conversion (n.) The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change..
Convertible :: Convertible (a.) Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.
Smut :: Smut (v. t.) To clear of smut; as, to smut grain for the mill..
Smutted :: Smutted (imp. & p. p.) of Smu.
Besmutting :: Besmutting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Besmu.
Bismuthal :: Bismuthal (a.) Containing bismuth.
Blackguard :: Blackguard (n.) The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a nobleman's household, who, in a removal from one residence to another, had charge of the kitchen utensils, and being smutted by them, were jocularly called the black guard; also, the servants and hangers-on of an army..
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