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When we breathe it in, soot can interfere with our lungs and increase the risk of asthma attacks, lung cancer and even premature death. The smallest particles can pass into the blood stream and cause heart disease, stroke and reproductive complications.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Meaning of "soot" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOOT

Old English sōt; related to Old Norse, Middle Low German sōt, Lithuanian sódis, Old Slavonic sažda, Old Irish sūide.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOOT

soot  [sʊt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soot is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb soot in English.

WHAT DOES SOOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Soot

Soot /ˈsʊt/ is impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. It is more properly restricted to the product of the gas-phase combustion process but is commonly extended to include the residual pyrolysed fuel particles such as coal, cenospheres, charred wood, petroleum coke, and so on, that may become airborne during pyrolysis and that are more properly identified as cokes or chars. Soot is theorized to be the second largest cause of global warming.

Definition of soot in the English dictionary

The definition of soot in the dictionary is finely divided carbon deposited from flames during the incomplete combustion of organic substances such as coal. Other definition of soot is to cover with soot.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOOT

PRESENT

Present
I soot
you soot
he/she/it soots
we soot
you soot
they soot
Present continuous
I am sooting
you are sooting
he/she/it is sooting
we are sooting
you are sooting
they are sooting
Present perfect
I have sooted
you have sooted
he/she/it has sooted
we have sooted
you have sooted
they have sooted
Present perfect continuous
I have been sooting
you have been sooting
he/she/it has been sooting
we have been sooting
you have been sooting
they have been sooting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sooted
you sooted
he/she/it sooted
we sooted
you sooted
they sooted
Past continuous
I was sooting
you were sooting
he/she/it was sooting
we were sooting
you were sooting
they were sooting
Past perfect
I had sooted
you had sooted
he/she/it had sooted
we had sooted
you had sooted
they had sooted
Past perfect continuous
I had been sooting
you had been sooting
he/she/it had been sooting
we had been sooting
you had been sooting
they had been sooting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will soot
you will soot
he/she/it will soot
we will soot
you will soot
they will soot
Future continuous
I will be sooting
you will be sooting
he/she/it will be sooting
we will be sooting
you will be sooting
they will be sooting
Future perfect
I will have sooted
you will have sooted
he/she/it will have sooted
we will have sooted
you will have sooted
they will have sooted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sooting
you will have been sooting
he/she/it will have been sooting
we will have been sooting
you will have been sooting
they will have been sooting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would soot
you would soot
he/she/it would soot
we would soot
you would soot
they would soot
Conditional continuous
I would be sooting
you would be sooting
he/she/it would be sooting
we would be sooting
you would be sooting
they would be sooting
Conditional perfect
I would have soot
you would have soot
he/she/it would have soot
we would have soot
you would have soot
they would have soot
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sooting
you would have been sooting
he/she/it would have been sooting
we would have been sooting
you would have been sooting
they would have been sooting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you soot
we let´s soot
you soot
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to soot
Past participle
sooted
Present Participle
sooting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOOT

soonish
soote
sooterkin
sootflake
sooth
soothe
soother
soothfast
soothfastly
soothfastness
soothful
soothing
soothingly
soothingness
soothlich
soothly
soothsaid
soothsay
soothsayer
soothsaying

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOOT

barefoot
bigfoot
boot
foot
hoot
loot
on foot
on the back foot
on the front foot
on the right foot
on the wrong foot
photoshoot
reboot
root
scoot
shoot
the boot
to boot
troubleshoot
woot

Synonyms and antonyms of soot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOOT

Find out the translation of soot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

煤烟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hollín
570 millions of speakers

English

soot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कालिख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سُخَام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сажа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fuligem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jelaga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ruß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

すす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

검댕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bồ hóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புகைக்கரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काजळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

is
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuliggine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sadza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сажа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

funingine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καπνιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soot

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOOT»

The term «soot» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOOT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «soot» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «soot» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soot

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «SOOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soot.
1
Joe Dempsie
It's amazing what a bit of soot and shaving can do for muscle definition, honestly.
2
Sheldon Whitehouse
When we breathe it in, soot can interfere with our lungs and increase the risk of asthma attacks, lung cancer and even premature death. The smallest particles can pass into the blood stream and cause heart disease, stroke and reproductive complications.
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Ernst Zundel
Had I been in Toronto, I would certainly have been killed in this attack. In the room where I normally sleep, the flames and the smoke and the soot is such that the gases would have killed me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOOT»

Discover the use of soot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soot Formation in Combustion: Mechanisms and Models
Bockhorn in close contact with the original authors. The book gives an easy introduction to the field for newcomers, and provides detailed treatments for the specialists. The following list of contents illustrates the topics under review:
Henning Bockhorn, 2011
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Boiler Operator's Handbook
Fire side cleaning of water tube boilers is normally accomplished with the boiler in operation using soot blowers. Note that soot blowers should be used only when the boiler is firing. During boiler operation the flue gas inside is essentially an ...
Kenneth E. Heselton, 2005
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Marine Boilers
External Cleaning Spaces between tubes can become choked with deposits which are not removed by soot blowing. Where sufficiently loose they may be removed by dry cleaning using brushes or compressed air, but in most cases water ...
G. T. H. Flanagan, 1990
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Practical Energy Efficiency Optimization
When soot blowing is started, the stack may be observed to expel thick black smoke, which will fade as the blowing operation progresses; the blowing operation will be stopped when the stack turns whitish or colorless. The time of operation of ...
G. G. Rajan, 2006
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Direct Numerical Simulation of Soot Formation and Transport ...
ABSTRACT Combustion is central to society and accounts for the majority of the world's energy production. Soot formation, transport, and emission from turbulent flames are an important process in nonpremixed combustion. Soot is a major air  ...
David Owen Lignell, 2008
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Soot Formation in Laminar Jet Diffusion Flames at Elevated ...
Bento, D.S., Thomson, K.A., Gulder, O.L., “Soot formation and temperature field structure in laminar propane-air diffusion flames at elevated pressures,” Combust . Flame 145, 765-778 (2006). Berry, T.L. and Roberts, W.L., “Measurements of ...
Tiffany Leigh Berry Yelverton, 2008
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Detailed Modeling of Soot Formation and Turbulence-radiation ...
Thus in the initial stages, the increasing oxygen results in a larger increase of the hydrogen-radical pool and hence a much enhanced soot growth. This is followed by a gradual increase in the soot oxidation rates, progressively reducing the ...
Ranjan S. Mehta, 2008
8
Heat Exchanger Fouling: Mitigation and Cleaning Techniques
Gas Flow On-line mechanical techniques vary greatly, but soot blowers are the most popular for gas-side use. Some of other techniques such as scrapers, rappers and chains work well in special applications but are not as readily available.
Hans Müller-Steinhagen, 2000
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Study of Soot Deposition in Flames and Its Effect on Heat ...
Finally at 13 mm above the burner the deposit seems to have obtained a more conventional mature soot morphology. The low concentration of the heavier compounds in the chromatogram at 1 3 mm suggests that most of the heavier aromatic ...
Ignacio Preciado, 2009
10
Clean It Fast, Clean It Right: The Ultimate Guide to Making ...
Vacuum soot particles from upholstery, drapes, carpeting, and floors. Use the brush attachment with long soft bristles. The brush may have to be cleaned repeatedly during the cleaning process. Do not allow the metal vacuum tube to touch ...
Jeff Bredenberg, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soot is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Air Pollution May Have Caused Catastrophic Flooding In China
Soot is a type of pollutant called black carbon, which is produced by burning biomass or fossil fuels. When these fuels are burned, the process can release ... «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Black soot falls on North End neighbourhood
Hamilton councillor Sam Merulla says only tougher provincial regulations can prevent more cases of black soot falling on north end neighbourhoods near the ... «Hamilton Spectator, Feb 15»
3
Cutting Methane, Soot Not Enough to Tackle Warming
If the race to warm the planet were a children's allegory, carbon dioxide would be considered the tortoise, while soot and methane would play the role of the hare ... «Climate Central, Nov 14»
4
Toyota delays delivery of 23000 vehicles covered by neighbor's tar …
The problem: Some 23,000 vehicles awaiting shipment at lots near Nagoya were coated in a layer of greasy soot and tar last month after a messy malfunction at ... «Automotive News, Jul 14»
5
New type of soot particle discovered from wildfire emissions
These images show typical soot superagregattes observed with an electron microscope in wildfire smoke samples collected from three fires in Northern ... «Phys.Org, Jul 14»
6
Soot, Comet Ice, And Medical Powders All Have This Number In …
In their mathematical models for predicting climate change, environmental scientists usually assume soot aggregates in the atmosphere in a densities of 74 ... «Popular Science, Jun 14»
7
Soot and Dirt Is Melting Snow and Ice Around the World
From Greenland's ice sheets to Himalayan glaciers and the snowpacks of western North America, layers of dust and soot are darkening the color of glaciers and ... «National Geographic, Jun 14»
8
Court backs EPA move for stricter soot limits
A federal appeals court upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's stricter soot restrictions in a unanimous ruling Friday, notching yet another legal victory for ... «Politico, May 14»
9
EPA Sued Over Outdoor Heaters Spewing Soot
In fact, according to this Albany Times Union story, in 2008 the New York attorney general's office found that outdoor wood boilers emit far more soot than other ... «unEARTHED, from Earthjustice, Oct 13»
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Layers of soot from coal burning melted Alpine glaciers even in …
The soot, known as black carbon, caused the glaciers to absorb more heat than usual, causing the ice to recede year by year even though the regional ... «The Independent, Sep 13»

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