: a black substance formed by combustion or separated from fuel during combustion, rising in fine particles, and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke
especially
: the fine powder consisting chiefly of carbon that colors smoke
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Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
The shot was fairly close to her hairline, and her hair could have dislodged soot.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The puffs of soot that linger when touching ash could contain asbestos, and breathing it in has been linked to mesothelioma and the lung disease asbestosis.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
The shot was fairly close to her hairline, and her hair could have dislodged soot.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
The wildfires produced the heaviest smoke and soot the region has seen in recent memory.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Soot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soot. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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