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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Insooth :: Insooth (adv.) In sooth; truly.
Attemper :: Attemper (v. t.) To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as, to attemper rigid justice with clemency..
Soothing :: Soothing () a. & n. from Soothe, v..
Good :: Good (superl.) Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth.
Soothly :: Soothly (adv.) In truth; truly; really; verily.
Augur :: Augur (n.) One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.
Forsooth :: Forsooth (n.) A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and deferential person.
Sooty :: Sooty (superl.) Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark.
Balsamical :: Balsamical (a.) Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative..
Lull :: Lull (v. t.) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
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..
Asbolin :: Asbolin (n.) A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot..
Sootish :: Sootish (a.) Sooty.
Balmy :: Balmy (a.) Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.
Gratify :: Gratify (v. t.) To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc..
Croon :: Croon (v. t.) To soothe by singing softly.
Charm :: Charm (n.) To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe..
Humor :: Humor (v. t.) To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
Fuliginous :: Fuliginous (a.) Pertaining to soot; sooty; dark; dusky.
Soothsay :: Soothsay (n.) Omen; portent. Havin.
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