Steatite
[sti:әtait]
Definition
(n.) A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also potstone, lard stone, and soapstone.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Soapstone.
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Definition
n. soapstone a compact or massive variety of talc a hydrous silicate of magnesia white or yellow soft and greasy to the touch—used by tailors for marking cloth and called Briané¾n Chalk French Chalk and Venice Talc.—adj. Stēatit′ic.—ns. Stēatī′tis inflammation of the fatty tissue; Stē′atocele a fatty tumour in the scrotum; Stēatō′ma a fatty encysted tumour.—adj. Stēatom′atous.—n. Stēatop′yga an accumulation of fat on the buttocks of the Bushmen women.—adj. Stēatop′ygous fat-buttocked.—n. Stēatō′sis fatty degeneration of an organ as the heart.
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