soot

carbonaceous residue from incomplete combustion
Thing chemical_substance Q13174856
soot
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soot

Summary

soot is a chemical substance[1]. soot draws 970 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_substance category, ranking #11 of 70).[2]

Key Facts

  • soot's instance of is recorded as chemical substance[3].
  • soot's instance of is recorded as pigment[4].
  • soot is a type of combustion product[5].
  • soot is part of Q11567736[6].
  • soot's Commons category is recorded as Soot[7].
  • soot comprises carbon[8].
  • soot's has cause is recorded as combustion[9].
  • soot's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • soot's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[11].
  • soot's different from is recorded as Saze[12].
  • soot's different from is recorded as Hollín[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical substance[3] and pigment[4]. soot is a type of combustion product[5].

Use and Application

soot comprises carbon[8]. soot is part of Q11567736[6].

Influence

Things named for soot include asbolane[14], a mineral species[15].

Why It Matters

soot draws 970 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_substance category, ranking #11 of 70).[2] soot has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] soot is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for soot include asbolane[14], a mineral species[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of chemical substance, pigment
    Part of
    Aliases
    Has cause combustion
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12090, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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