soot particles

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• Soot (disambiguation) — Soot is the black, impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon.Soot may also refer to:* Engebret Soot (1786 1859), Norwegian engineer * Soot (computer science), a language manipulation and optimization… …   Wikipedia

• soot — [soot, so͞ot] n. [ME < OE sot, akin to MDu soet < IE base * sed , to SIT: basic sense “what settles”] a black substance consisting chiefly of carbon particles formed by the incomplete combustion of burning matter vt. to cover, soil, or… …   English World dictionary

• Soot — (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. sot, AS. s?t; akin to Icel. s?t, Sw. sot, Dan. sod, OD. soet, Lith. s?dis; cf. Gael. suith, Ir. suth.] A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from fuel in the process of combustion, which rises in fine… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• soot — (soot) fine black particles, composed mainly of carbon, resulting from incomplete combustion of various fuels; long term skin exposure to it can be carcinogenic …   Medical dictionary

• Soot — For other uses, see Soot (disambiguation). Emission of soot from a large diesel truck, without particle filters Soot (   …   Wikipedia

• soot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sōt; akin to Old Irish suide soot, Old English sittan to sit Date: before 12th century a black substance formed by combustion or separated from fuel during combustion, rising in fine particles,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• soot — sootless, adj. sootlike, adj. /soot, sooht/, n. 1. a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also …   Universalium

• soot — /sʊt / (say soot) noun 1. a black carbonaceous substance produced during the imperfect combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke. –verb (t) 2. to mark, cover …  

• soot — [OE] Soot is etymologically that which ‘sits’ on something – that is, a film which settles on a surface. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sōtam, which was descended from the Indo European base *sōd , *sed ‘sit’ (source also of English… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• soot — [[t]sʊt, sut[/t]] n. 1) chem. a black carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles that adhere to and blacken surfaces on contact 2) to mark, cover, or treat with soot • Etymology …   From formal English to slang

• soot — [OE] Soot is etymologically that which ‘sits’ on something – that is, a film which settles on a surface. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sōtam, which was descended from the Indo European base *sōd , *sed ‘sit’ (source also of English… …   Word origins