sootproof

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English

Etymology

From soot +‎ -proof.

Adjective

sootproof (not comparable)

  1. Resistant to soot.
    • 1921, Chilton's Motor Age: Volume 39, Part 2, Chilton Company, page 128:
      A spark plug which will stay sootproof and give long service in any of the Ford cylinders, must be a specially built plug.
    • 1914, The Autocar: Volume 33, London: Iliffe, Sons & Sturmey Limited, page 648:
      only a sootproof plug is of any use to a Mathis owner.

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