talc
noun
- a soft, light-colored, monoclinic mineral, MgSiO(OH), with a greasy feel, used to make talcum powder, lubricants, etc.; magnesium silicate
- talcum (powder)
transitive verb talcked or talced, talcking or talcing
to use talc on
See talc in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tălk)
noun A fine-grained white, greenish, or gray mineral, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2, having a soft soapy feel and used in talcum and face powder, as a paper coating, and as a filler for paint and plastics.
transitive verb talcked talcked or
talced,
talck·ing or
talc·ing,
talcs To apply this substance to (a photographic plate, for example).
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