"steatite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: steatites [plural]
Etymology: From Latin steatītis, from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, steat- (“fat”) + -ite (“stone”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|steatītis}} Latin steatītis, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{surf|en|steato-|-ite|alt1=steat-|t1=fat|t2=stone}} By surface analysis, steat- (“fat”) + -ite (“stone”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} steatite (countable and uncountable, plural steatites)
  1. (mineralogy) soapstone (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (soapstone — see also soapstone): stéatite [feminine] (French), Steatit (German)

Inflected forms

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