A fine-grained white, greenish, or gray mineral, Mg3 Si4 O10 (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.
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To apply this substance to (a photographic plate, for example).
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A soft, light-colored, monoclinic mineral, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2, with a greasy feel, used to make talcum powder, lubricants, etc.; magnesium silicate.
A very soft white, greenish, or gray monoclinic mineral usually occurring as massive micalike flakes in igneous or metamorphic rocks. It has a soapy texture and is used in face powder and talcum powder, for coating paper, and as a filler in paints and plastics. Chemical formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2.
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A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses.
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To apply talc.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
talc
Plural:
talcs
Origin of talc
French from Medieval Latin talcum Old Spanish talcoboth from Arabic ṭalqfrom Persian talk
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American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French talc, from Arabicطلق (ṭalq), from Persianتلک (talk).
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Talc Sentence Examples
The product of talc and soapstone in 1908 was 19,616 short tons, valued at $458,252.
Talc also is widely distributed in the state; the most extensive beds are in the south-western counties, Swain and Cherokee.
Once done sprinkle talc onto the exposed glued surface of the veneer so to avoid permanently bonding the veneer onto the ' press ' .
It appeared that these symptoms recurred each time he injected intravenously a mixture of drugs containing talc.
Give her a warm bath for 10 minutes before, dry her then apply the anti-friction talc and plenty of lubricant.