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steatite
[ stee-uh-tahyt ]
/ ˈsti əˌtaɪt /
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noun
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Origin of steatite
OTHER WORDS FROM steatite
ste·a·tit·ic [stee-uh-tit-ik], /ˌsti əˈtɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby steatite
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Derived forms of steatite
steatitic (ˌstɪəˈtɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for steatite
C18: from Latin steatitēs, from Greek stear fat + -ite 1
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