steatite
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See also: stéatite
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin steatītis, from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, steat- (“fat”) + -ite (“stone”).
Noun[edit]
steatite (countable and uncountable, plural steatites)
- (mineralogy) soapstone (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology).
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 556: