soot
noun [U] /sʊt/Definition
› a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. is burned: It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a chimney.Products of fire sooty /ˈsʊt.i/
/ˈsʊt̬-/ adjective Products of fire
/ˈsʊt̬-/ adjective Products of fire (Definition of soot noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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