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steatite

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Noun

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ste=a=tite

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun steatite has 1 sense

steatite(n = noun.substance) soap-rock, soaprock, soapstone - a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments; Array

is a kind of talc, talcum

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CIDE DICTIONARY

steatite, n. [Gr. ste`ar, ste`atos, fat, tallow: cf. F. stéatite.].

A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also potstone, lard stone, and soapstone. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

steatite, n. a soapstone or other impure form of talc.

Derivative

steatitic adj.

Etymology

L steatitis f. Gk steatites f. stear steatos tallow

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