soapstone

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Speckstein

Saponit

Seifenstein

Steatit

Synonyme

steatite

soaprock

soap-rock

talc

talcum

bowlingite

steatile

mountain soap

piotine

chord

soap earth

soap stone

clay for pottery

stone implement

saponite

Übersetzungen

steatite

stéatite

lardite

sabuntaşı

esteatite

στεατίτης

esteatita

Esteatite

esteatita

pierre à savon

σαπουνόχωμα

craie

craie de briançon

pierre ollaire

الحجر الأملس

Etymologie (Englisch)

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.