talc (t lk)n. 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. tr.v. talcked or talced, talck·ing or talc·ing, talcs To apply this substance to (a photographic plate, for example). [French, from Medieval Latin talcum and Old Spanish talco, both from Arabic  alq, from Persian talk.] |
talc [tælk]
n also talcum
1. See talcum powder
2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a white, grey, brown, or pale green mineral, found in metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of talcum powder and electrical insulators. Composition: hydrated magnesium silicate. Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Crystal structure: monoclinic
vb talcs, talcking, talcked, talcs talcing, talced
(tr) to apply talc to
[from Medieval Latin talcum, from Arabic talq mica, from Persian talk]
talcose , talcous adj
| talc (tlk) 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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| Noun | 1. |  talc - a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powdertalcum powder, talcum - a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition soap-rock, soaprock, soapstone, steatite - a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments French chalk - a soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains rensselaerite - a kind of soft talc; sometimes used as wood filler |
| Verb | 1. | talc - apply talcum powder to (one's body) powder - apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig" |
Translations
talc
vt → pudern
talc [tælk] talcum powder [ˈtælkəmˌpaʊdəʳ] n → talco
talc [tælk] talcum powder [ˈtælkəmˌpaʊdəʳ] n → talco
talc [tælk] talcum powder [ˈtælkəmˌpaʊdəʳ] n → talco
n talc [tӕlk]
1 a kind of soft mineral that feels like soap. talk مادَّه ناعِمَه كالصّابون слюда mastek talkum der Talk ταλκ talco talk سیلیکات منیزیم talkki talc אַבקַת טַלק सेलखड़ी milovka zsírkő talk talkúm talco 滑石 운모 talkas steatīts talkum talk talk talk talco talc слюда sľuda, mastenec smukec talk talk ผงแร่ talk 滑石；[]雲母 тальк ابرق، طلق đá tan 滑石
2 talcum. talk مادَّة مَسْحوق الطَّلْق талк zásyp talkum der Talk ταλκ talco talk طلق talkki talc talc अभ्रक, टालकम पाउडर talk hintőpor bedak talkúm talco 滑石 활석 talkas talks talkum talk talkum talk kosmetyczny talco talc тальк zásyp smukec talk talk แป้งโรยตัวและทาหน้า talk pudrası 滑石 тальк طلق، طلق کا پاؤڈر đá tan 滑石
n talcum [ˈtӕlkəm]
(alsotalcum powder often abbreviated to talc ) a kind of fine, usually perfumed, powder made from talc, used on the body. talkpoeier مَسْحوق الطَّلْق талк пудра zásyp talkum der Körperpuder ταλκ polvos de talco talk پودر تالک talkki talc talc सुगन्धित पाऊडर talk puder hintőpor bedak talkpúður talco タルカムパウダー 탤컴 파우더, 화장용 분 talkas talks bedak talkum talkpoeder talkumpudder talk kosmetyczny pó de talco (pudră de) talc тальк zásyp smukec talk talk[] แป้งฝุ่น talk pudrası 滑石粉 тальк طلق کا پاؤڈر bột tan 滑石粉
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