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noun
A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: soaprock, steatite
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of saponite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: saponite
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To scrub with soapstone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: soaprock, soap-rock, steatite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: talc, talcum
History
From soap + stone; so called because the archetypal varieties of the stone resemble soap in multiple ways: their feel, appearance, and carvability. First use appears c. 1681, in the writings of Nehemiah Grew.
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