soapstone

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

zeepsteen

Synoniemen

steatite

soaprock

soap-rock

talc

talcum

bowlingite

steatile

mountain soap

piotine

chord

soap earth

soap stone

clay for pottery

stone implement

saponite

Vertalingen

Speckstein

stéatite

steatite

lardite

sabuntaşı

esteatita

στεατίτης

esteatite

craie

Steatit

craie de briançon

pierre ollaire

pierre à savon

Seifenstein

Saponit

Etymologie (Engels)

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.