soot soot noun WS #38

a black powdery or flaky substance consisting largely of amorphous carbon, produced by the incomplete burning of organic matter; fine particles of carbon deposited from smoke

1. After the house fire, soot damage was visible on walls and ceilings throughout the building.
2. The old wood-burning stove left a layer of soot on the kitchen walls that required special cleaning products.
3. The candle flame produced soot that gradually blackened the glass shade above it.
4. The chimney sweep's clothes were covered in black soot after cleaning the fireplace flue.
5. Soot from the factory smokestacks settled on cars and buildings throughout the neighborhood.