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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Harioiation :: Harioiation (n.) Prognostication; soothsaying.
Demulsion :: Demulsion (n.) The act of soothing; that which soothes.
Kohl :: Kohl (n.) A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids..
Soothsayer :: Soothsayer (n.) One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.
Sothe :: Sothe (a.) Sooth.
Soother :: Soother (n.) One who, or that which, soothes..
Soothsayer :: Soothsayer (n.) A mantis.
Temper :: Temper (v. t.) To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm..
Croon :: Croon (v. t.) To soothe by singing softly.
Soothe :: Soothe (a.) To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.
Coom :: Coom (n.) Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an oven..
Nepenthe :: Nepenthe (n.) A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting..
Soothsaying :: Soothsaying (n.) A true saying; truth.
Sooth :: Sooth (superl.) True; faithful; trustworthy.
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..
Bistre :: Bistre (n.) A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood.
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..
Humor :: Humor (v. t.) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
Mamgabey :: Mamgabey (n.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus Cercocebus, as the sooty mangabey (C. fuliginosus), which is sooty black..
Emollient :: Emollient (n.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc..
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