soot

About 1.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.
2. verb To cover or dress with soot.

Similar words

lampblack carbon black smut ashes ash carbon smoke cigarette tobacco fool

Often followed by

and from in on of particles is or formation

Word family

sooted sooting soots sooty black