Soot (Noun)
Meaning
A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The fireplace was covered in a thick layer of soot after years of use without proper cleaning.
- The artist used soot as a pigment in her paintings to create a deep, dark gray.
- The industrial chimneys belched out huge quantities of soot into the air.
- The cleaning product claimed to be able to remove even the toughest soot stains.
- The soot in the air was so bad that it was hard to see more than a few feet in front of you.