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steatites

steatites is the plural of steatite.

Meaning of steatite

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

Questions about steatites

What is steatites the plural of?
Steatites is the plural of steatite.

Words near steatites in the dictionary

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

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