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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Smutting :: Smutting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smu.
Amalgam :: Amalgam (n.) An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc..
Convertible :: Convertible (a.) Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.
Transmuter :: Transmuter (n.) One who transmutes.
Transmew :: Transmew (v. t. & i.) To transmute; to transform; to metamorphose.
Bismuthic :: Bismuthic (a.) Of or pertaining to bismuth; containing bismuth, when this element has its higher valence; as, bismuthic oxide..
Bismuthiferous :: Bismuthiferous (a.) Containing bismuth.
Colly :: Colly (v. t.) To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime..
Trisnitrate :: Trisnitrate (n.) A nitrate formed from three molecules of nitric acid; also, less properly, applied to certain basic nitrates; as, trisnitrate of bismuth..
Crock :: Crock (n.) The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from cloth..
Smut :: Smut (v. t.) To clear of smut; as, to smut grain for the mill..
Smutched :: Smutched (imp. & p. p.) of Smutc.
Smutchin :: Smutchin (n.) Snuff.
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..
Smudge :: Smudge (n.) That which is smeared upon anything; a stain; a blot; a smutch; a smear.
Smudge :: Smudge (v. t.) To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke.
Kobellite :: Kobellite (n.) A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and lead..
Pewter :: Pewter (n.) A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth..
Bismuthine :: Bismuthine (n.) Alt. of Bismuthinit.
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..
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