soot

Definition of Soot in English :

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

2. soot

coat with soot

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Soot

noun

1.

finely divided carbon deposited from flames during the incomplete combustion of organic substances such as coal

verb

2. (transitive)

to cover with soot

noun

1.

a black substance consisting chiefly of carbon particles formed by the incomplete combustion of burning matter

verb transitive

2.

to cover, soil, or treat with soot

n.

The fine black particles, chiefly composed of carbon, produced by incomplete combustion of coal, oil, wood, or other fuels.