soapstone

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

steatite

lardite

sinonimi

steatite

soaprock

soap-rock

talc

talcum

bowlingite

steatile

mountain soap

piotine

chord

soap earth

soap stone

clay for pottery

stone implement

saponite

Traduzioni

Speckstein

stéatite

sabuntaşı

esteatita

στεατίτης

esteatite

σαπουνόχωμα

esteatita

craie

Saponit

craie de briançon

pierre ollaire

pierre à savon

zeepsteen

الحجر الأملس

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.