soapstone
English
Etymology
soap + stone
Noun
soapstone (countable and uncountable, plural soapstones)
- (geology) a soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite
Translations
soft rock
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Soapstone”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “soapstone”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
- soapstone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
soapstone (third-person singular simple present soapstones, present participle soapstoning, simple past and past participle soapstoned)
- (transitive) To scrub with soapstone.
Anagrams
- teaspoons