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soot-proof

soot-proof is the alternative spelling of sootproof.

Meaning of sootproof

Adjective

sootproof (not comparable)

  1. Resistant to soot.
    • A spark plug which will stay sootproof and give long service in any of the Ford cylinders, must be a specially built plug.1921, Chilton's Motor Age: Volume 39, Part 2, Chilton Company, page 128

Origin of soot-proof

From soot + -proof.

Questions about soot-proof

What is soot-proof the alternative spelling of?
Soot-proof is the alternative spelling of sootproof.

Words near soot-proof in the dictionary

  1. soot wart
  2. soot warts
  3. soot-ball
  4. soot-balls
  5. soot-oh
  6. soot-proof
  7. sootbag
  8. sootbags
  9. sootball
  10. sootballs
  11. sooted

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