SOOT


Meaning of SOOT in English

/ sʊt; NAmE / noun

[ U ] black powder that is produced when wood, coal, etc. is burnt

—see also sooty

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English sōt , of Germanic origin; related to German dialect Sott , from an Indo-European root shared by the verb sit .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.