Meaning & use
steatite
A soft, greasy-feeling rock composed mainly of talc, also called soapstone.
See it in a sentence
The sculptor carved a small figurine from a block of steatite.
Ancient artisans used steatite to make seals because the stone was easy to engrave.
A note on using this word
Steatite is the mineralogical name most often used in geology and archaeology; soapstone is the everyday term for the same rock.
Words with a similar meaning
soapstone
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