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Soot vs Cryoconite - What's the difference?

soot | cryoconite |

As nouns the difference between soot and cryoconite

is that soot is fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc while cryoconite is (geology) brown silt that consists of airborne volcanic sediment or soot particles from artificial pollutants, and water from ablation of ice sheets.

As a verb soot

is to cover or dress with soot.

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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    cryoconite

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (geology) brown silt that consists of airborne volcanic sediment or soot particles from artificial pollutants, and water from ablation of ice sheets