soot
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Soot triggers the formation of contrails and 'contrail cirrus', which are line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine exhaust.
From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023
Soot is also known as fine particulate matter because its fragments are so small — 2.5 microns in diameter or less.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2023
Soot lay upon every surface, including people’s clothing.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Soot is “emitted by rockets burning hydrocarbon-based fuel,” says study co-author Robert Ryan of UCL.
From Scientific American • Jul. 29, 2022
Soot stains blackened both legs of his uncle's likeness.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing soot
Black and Gray
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