soots
Coats with carbon
Soots is the plural of soot, referring to multiple types or deposits of the black powdery substance produced by incomplete combustion.
As a verb, soots means to cover or stain with soot: The chimney soots the brickwork if left uncleaned.
The word appears most often in technical contexts discussing carbon deposits.
Vertical smoke passage
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
- creosoteCoal-tar distillate for preservation
- flueChimney's inner passage
- ashCombustion's powdery remains
carbon · particulates · deposits · buildup · woodstove · hearth · combustion · tar
Substances released into air
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- industrialOf factories and production
- exhaustUse up entirely
airborne · contamination · diesel · pollutants · inhalation · respiratory · carcinogenic · urban
Makes dark by burning
- darkensBecomes less bright
- stainsDiscolorations on surfaces
- smudgesUnclear dirty marks
- discolorsAlters surface pigmentation
tarnishes · covers · layers · films · coats · marks · streaks · dirties
chimney
Vertical smoke passage
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
- creosoteCoal-tar distillate for preservation
- flueChimney's inner passage
ash · carbon · particulates · deposits · buildup · woodstove · hearth · combustion · tar · residue
emissions
Substances released into air
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- industrialOf factories and production
exhaust · airborne · contamination · diesel · pollutants · inhalation · respiratory · carcinogenic · urban · factories
blackens
Makes dark by burning
discolors · tarnishes · covers · layers · films · coats · marks · streaks · dirties · sullies
chimneysweep
One who cleans flues
scrubbing · dusting · wiping · vacuuming · cloth · rag · cleaner · maintenance · inspection · blockage
- black soot
- soot stains
- chimney sootCombustion residue in smokestacks
- soot particlesFine combustion byproduct fragments