Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sootproof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: soot-proof
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resistant to soot.

Example Sentences

"A spark plug which will stay sootproof and give long service in any of the Ford cylinders, must be a specially built plug."
"[…] only a sootproof plug is of any use to a Mathis owner."

Etymology

From soot + -proof.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: soot

Inflected Forms

soot-proof (alternative)

Questions

What does sootproof mean?: Resistant to soot.
Where does sootproof come from?: From soot + -proof.

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