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
STEATITE
Meaning of STEATITE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012