: 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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Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
But the blaze did scorch the museum’s grounds, melting irrigation and security systems, burning more than 1,000 trees and blanketing the property in soot and ash.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Calmatters, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
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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Noun
About 90% of the library was impacted by light soot and smoke, a spokesperson said previously.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
But the blaze did scorch the museum’s grounds, melting irrigation and security systems, burning more than 1,000 trees and blanketing the property in soot and ash.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
Verb
Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph, in an interview with CalMatters, did not offer any details on how the agency will make up for the voluminous tons of smog-causing gases and soot those rules would have eliminated.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
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 18 Jul. 2025.
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