soapstone

n. 皂石

发音

US /ˈsoʊpˌstoʊn/
其它

词形变化

soapstones 复数 soapstones soapstoned soapstones 三单 soapstoning soapstoning 现在分词 soapstoned 过去式 soapstoned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.

    皂石

    可数 不可数 地质
  2. 2.

    Synonym of saponite.

    可数 不可数 化学 地质
v.
  1. 1.

    To scrub with soapstone.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

soaprock steatite

上位词 2

talcum talc

词源

From soap + stone; so called because the archetypal varieties of the stone resemble soap in multiple ways: their feel, appearance, and carvability. First use appears c. 1681, in the writings of Nehemiah Grew.

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