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sootless

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soot

  [soot, soot]
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–noun
1. a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
–verb (used with object)
2. to mark, cover, or treat with soot.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE sōt; c. ON sōt

Related forms:
sootless, adjective
sootlike, adjective
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Word Origin & History

soot 
O.E. sot, from P.Gmc. *sotam "soot" (cf. O.N. sot, O.Du. soet, N.Fris. sutt), lit. "what settles," from PIE *sodo- (cf. O.C.S. sazda, Lith. suodziai, O.Ir. suide, Bret. huzel "soot"), from base *sod-/*sed- "to sit" (see sedentary).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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