Definition of soot

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Soot (n.) A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from fuel in the process of combustion, which rises in fine particles, and adheres to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke; strictly, the fine powder, consisting chiefly of carbon, which colors smoke, and which is the result of imperfect combustion. See Smoke..

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Assuasive :: Assuasive (a.) Mitigating; tranquilizing; soothing.
Besmut :: Besmut (v. t.) To blacken with smut; to foul with soot.
Solace :: Solace (n.) To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief..
Humor :: Humor (v. t.) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
Anodyne :: Anodyne (a.) Serving to assuage pain; soothing.
Sothe :: Sothe (a.) Sooth.
Sooty :: Sooty (superl.) Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
Soothing :: Soothing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sooth.
Augur :: Augur (n.) One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.
Sooting :: Sooting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Soo.
Smut :: Smut (v. t.) To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or other dirty substance..
Mamgabey :: Mamgabey (n.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (C. fuliginosus), which is sooty black..
Egg-bird :: Egg-bird (n.) A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaethon flavirostris..
Lampblack :: Lampblack (n.) The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements..
Calm :: Calm (n.) To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions..
Soothingly :: Soothingly (adv.) In a soothing manner.
Fuliginosity :: Fuliginosity (n.) The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness; matter deposited by smoke.
Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To render quiet; to soothe.
Smeeth :: Smeeth (v. t.) To smoke; to blacken with smoke; to rub with soot.
Asbolin :: Asbolin (n.) A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot..
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