steatite

n. 皂石, 滑石 [医] 滑石

词形变化

steatites 复数 steatites

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Soapstone. (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology).

    可数 不可数 化学 地质

    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.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

soaprock soapstone

上位词 2

talcum talc

词源

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

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