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soapstones

soapstones is the plural of soapstone.

soapstones is the third-person singular simple present indicative of soapstone.

Meaning of soapstone

Noun

soapstone (countable and uncountable, plural soapstones)

  1. A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.
    • To have a reliable fire, you'll need to carve a lamp from soapstone (you know what soapstone looks like, right?), render some oil for the lamp from blubber, and make a wick out of a particular species of moss.2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 3, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    soaprock, steatite
  2. Synonym of saponite.
    Synonyms:
    saponite

See all 3 meanings of soapstone

Questions about soapstones

What is soapstones the plural of?
Soapstones is the plural of soapstone.

Words near soapstones in the dictionary

  1. soapstocks
  2. soapstone
  3. soapstoned
  4. soapstoner
  5. soapstoners
  6. soapstones
  7. soapstoning
  8. soapsud
  9. soapsuddy
  10. soapsuds
  11. soaptree

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