soapstone

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.
2. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of saponite.

Verb

To scrub with soapstone.

Conceptes

esteatita

Sinònims

steatite

soaprock

soap-rock

talc

talcum

bowlingite

steatile

mountain soap

piotine

chord

soap earth

soap stone

clay for pottery

stone implement

saponite

Traduccions

Speckstein

stéatite

steatite

lardite

esteatite

στεατίτης

sabuntaşı

pierre ollaire

pierre à savon

zeepsteen

Esteatite

esteatita

craie de briançon

Saponit

Seifenstein

Etimologia (Anglès)

From soap + stone; so called because the archetypal varieties of the stone resemble soap in multiple ways: their feel, appearance, and carvability. First use appears c. 1681, in the writings of Nehemiah Grew.