| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  s t, s t |
| NOUN: | The fine black particles, chiefly composed of carbon, produced by incomplete combustion of coal, oil, wood, or other fuels. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English s t. See sed- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | soot —VERB
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