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See also:SOOT (0. Eng. sot, cf. Icel. sot, See also:Dan. sod; possibly from See also:root sed, to sit) , the See also:black substance produced in the See also:process of the See also:combustion of See also:fuel and deposited in finely granulated particles on the interior of chimneys or pipes through which the See also:smoke passes . See also:Soot is a natural nitrogenous manure (q.v.), and its value depends on the See also:ammonia salts contained in it . |
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