STEATITE


Meaning of STEATITE in English

noun Etymology: Latin steatitis, a precious stone, from Greek, from steat-, stear Date: 1794 a massive talc having a grayish-green or brown color ; soapstone , an electrically insulating porcelain composed largely of ~, steatitic adjective

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