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steatite

/ˈstiːəˌtaɪt/

steatite noun: soapstone. (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology).

Noun

steatite (countable and uncountable, plural steatites)

  1. Soapstone. (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology).
    • Though a certain kind of paper is manufactured from bamboo pulp, the usual material of the books is the palm leaf, while for ordinary notebook purposes a kind of black tablet, called a parabeik, and a steatite pencil are employed.1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 556

steatite meaning in Tamil

steatite in Tamil

மாவுக்கல்

Forms of steatite

pluralsteatites

Origin of steatite

From Latin steatītis, from Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “tallow”). By surface analysis, steat(o)- (“fat”) + -ite (“stone”).

Words formed from steatite

Questions about steatite

What does steatite mean?
Steatite means soapstone. (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology).
What is steatite in Tamil?
Steatite in Tamil is மாவுக்கல். See Steatite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is steatite?
Steatite is a noun.
How do you pronounce steatite?
Steatite is pronounced /ˈstiːəˌtaɪt/.
What is the plural of steatite?
The plural of steatite is steatites.

Words near steatite in the dictionary

  1. stearsman
  2. stearsmen
  3. stearyl
  4. stearylamine
  5. stearyls
  6. steatite
  7. steatites
  8. steatitic
  9. steatitis
  10. steato-
  11. steatocystoma

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steatite (page history and authors); steatite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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