sooting

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noun

The act of covering or dressing with soot.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of soot
nounsooting (countable and uncountable, plural sootings)

plural sootings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of covering or dressing with soot.

    However, for some catalysts an accelerated aging was used which involved eight consecutive sootings at an inlet temperature of 370°C for three hours each followed by a regeneration during which the inlet temperature was increased to 650°C for 15 minutes.

    1987, A. Crucq, A. Frennet, Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control, page 459
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APA

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MLA

“sooting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sooting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sooting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sooting.

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