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steatite

[ stee-uh-tahyt ]

noun



steatite

/ ˌstɪəˈtɪtɪk; ˈstɪəˌtaɪt /

noun

  1. another name for soapstone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • steatitic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ste·a·tit·ic [stee-, uh, -, tit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steatite1

1595–1605; < Latin steatītēs < Greek steat- (stem of stéar ) fat, tallow + -ītēs -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steatite1

C18: from Latin steatitēs, from Greek stear fat + -ite 1
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Example Sentences

The palm-sized seal is made of red and white steatite, a type of mineral rock.

From BBC

In America many pewter sun-dials were cast in moulds of steatite or other material.

The articles prepared of what is named steatite, or soap-stone, are largely used in commerce, but are of very small value, and usually cut only in very clumsy figures.

The water has eaten more deeply into some veins of steatite than in other places, and the presence of the steatite may possibly have had something to do with the formation of the gouffre.

The prejudicial effect due to the former is obviated to a great extent by constructing the burner of steatite, or other non-conducting material.

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