: 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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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
The burns hadn’t killed her: there was no soot in her lungs.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Suddenly, Joe appeared at the door covered in soot.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
The burns hadn’t killed her: there was no soot in her lungs.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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