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SOAP-ROCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soap-rock mean? 

SOAP-ROCK (noun)
  The noun SOAP-ROCK has 1 sense:

1. a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornamentsplay

  Familiarity information: SOAP-ROCK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOAP-ROCK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

soap-rock; soaprock; soapstone; steatite

Hypernyms ("soap-rock" is a kind of...):

talc; talcum (a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder)


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