soapstone

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Έννοιες

στεατίτης

σαπουνόχωμα

Συνώνυμα

steatite

soaprock

soap-rock

talc

talcum

bowlingite

steatile

mountain soap

piotine

chord

soap earth

soap stone

clay for pottery

stone implement

saponite

Μεταφράσεις

Speckstein

stéatite

steatite

lardite

esteatite

esteatita

sabuntaşı

pierre à savon

zeepsteen

Esteatite

esteatita

pierre ollaire

Saponit

Seifenstein

Steatit

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.