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Soot vs Besmut - What's the difference?

soot | besmut |

In lang=en terms the difference between soot and besmut

is that soot is to cover or dress with soot while besmut is to blacken with smut; foul with soot.

As verbs the difference between soot and besmut

is that soot is to cover or dress with soot while besmut is to blacken with smut; foul with soot.

As a noun soot

is fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

soot

English

(wikipedia soot)

Noun

(-)
  • Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

    • Synonyms

    * lampblack

    See also

    * carbon black

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover or dress with soot.
    • to soot land
    (Mortimer)

    Anagrams

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    besmut

    English

    Verb

    (besmutt)
  • To blacken with smut; foul with soot.