| 单词 | steatite |
| 释义 | steatite (once / 76254 pages) n WORD FAMILY steatite: steatites USAGE EXAMPLESIn America many pewter sun-dials were cast in moulds of steatite or other material. Earle, Alice Morse, Old-Time Gardens—Newly Set Forth(2012) Steatite or soapstone has long been used by the natives for the manufacture of lamps and vessels. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2011) In previous Argands, this had, in almost every instance, been metal; whereas in the "London" burner steatite was employed. Merriman, Owen, Gas Burners—Old and New(2011) n a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments Syn|Hyper soap-rock, soaprock, soapstone talc, talcum a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder |
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