sooted
Covered in residue
Sooted means covered or blackened with soot—the fine black particles produced by incomplete combustion of wood, coal, or oil.
A sooted chimney needs cleaning; sooted glass obscures the view.
The sooted walls of the old factory spoke to decades of coal fires.
Airborne combustion byproduct
- flameBurning gas made visible
- burningCombustion in progress
- bonfireLarge outdoor fire
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
woodsmoke · embers · char · burnt · smoldering · fire · incineration · scorched
Fireplace floor area
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- flueChimney's inner passage
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- mantelpieceShelf above fireplace
grate · firewood · logs · kindling · poker · creosote · ash · warmth
Burned wood residue
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- cinderCombustion residue fragment
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
smear · blot · darkened · coal · graphite · ink · pitch · ebony
Not clean
- filthyThoroughly unclean
- dingyDiscolored from grime
- begrimedMade thoroughly dirty
- smudgedBlurred by contact
stained · tarnished · sullied · unclean · grubby · mucky · dusty · besmirched
Industrial production facility
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- smelterOre-refining plant
- emissionsSubstances released into air
particulates · pollution · exhaust · foundry · steelworks · refinery · boiler · coal-fired
smoke
Airborne combustion byproduct
campfire · woodsmoke · embers · char · burnt · smoldering · fire · incineration · scorched · torched
hearth
Fireplace floor area
mantelpiece · grate · firewood · logs · kindling · poker · creosote · ash · warmth · cozy
charcoal
Burned wood residue
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
- cinderCombustion residue fragment
smudge · smear · blot · darkened · coal · graphite · ink · pitch · ebony · jet
dirty
Not clean
smudged · stained · tarnished · sullied · unclean · grubby · mucky · dusty · besmirched · discolored
factory
Industrial production facility
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- smelterOre-refining plant
emissions · particulates · pollution · exhaust · foundry · steelworks · refinery · boiler · coal-fired · manufacturing
- black soot
- soot stains
- chimney sootCombustion residue in smokestacks
- soot particlesFine combustion byproduct fragments