soot meaning

UK /suːt/ US /sʊt/ 1 syllable

soot (noun): a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.

soot has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

soot as a noun

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

    Synonyms: carbon black, lampblack, smut, crock

    Type of: carbon

    Related forms: sooty

soot as a verb

  1. coat with soot

    Type of: coat

How to pronounce soot

soot is pronounced /suːt/ in British English and /sʊt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with soot

Word lists: words starting with SO · words ending in OT · 4-letter words

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