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STEATITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does steatite mean? 

STEATITE (noun)
  The noun STEATITE 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: STEATITE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STEATITE (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 ("steatite" 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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