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talc
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As a noun, talc means a soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses. As a verb, it means apply talc to.
Meanings of talc
7 meaningsnoun
A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
Talcum powder.
A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
Similar: talcum
Older and rare meanings (2)
obsoleteOriginally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.
obsoleteA microscope slide made of a plate of mica, generally in use from the start of modern microscopy until the early nineteenth century, after which glass slides became the standard medium.
verb
To apply talc to.
Apply talcum powder to (one's body)body
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).