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Webster 1913 Edition


Soapstone

Soap′stoneˊ

,
Noun.
See
Steatite
, and
Talc
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Soapstone

SOAPSTONE

,
Noun.
Steatite; a minera; or species of magnesian earth, usually white or yellow;; the lapis ollaris.

Definition 2024


soapstone

soapstone

English

Untreated soapstone.

Noun

soapstone (countable and uncountable, plural soapstones)

  1. (geology) a soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite

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External links

  • soapstone Barthelmy, David (accessed 29 August 2016) Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • soapstone mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
  • soapstone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

soapstone (third-person singular simple present soapstones, present participle soapstoning, simple past and past participle soapstoned)

  1. (transitive) To scrub with soapstone.

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