soot

Meanings

• noun

  A fine powdery residue consisting of carbon and other impurities that is produced when fuel is burned.

  - "The chimney needed to be swept to remove the build-up of soot."
  - "The soot from the factory stacks was a major contributor to air pollution."

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Pronunciation

1. /suːt/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780388"

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Synonyms

lampblack

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with soot
mute , moot , shoot , boot , scoot

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Variants

List of all variants of soot that leads to same result
soot , soots , sooty black , sooted , sooting

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Etymology

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Old English swote, from swotan ‘to blacken’.

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Trivia

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1. Soot was once used as a form of sunscreen in ancient Egypt.

2. The word 'soot' appears in the Bible in the book of Job.

3. Soot can be used as a fuel in some industrial processes.

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Related Concepts

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1. smoke: Soot is a component of smoke, which is produced when fuel is burned.

2. carbon: Soot is primarily composed of carbon, which is a nonmetallic element.

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Culture

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Soot has been used in various cultural contexts, such as in the production of ink, in traditional Indian rituals, and in the creation of tempera paint.

How to Memorize "soot"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a fireplace with soot build-up in the chimney.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'soot' with the image of a dirty chimney.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Soot is what's left when fuel is burnt' to remember the definition.

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