Talc
[tælk]
Definition
(noun.) a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder.
(verb.) apply talcum powder to (one's body).
Checker: Roderick--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
Typist: Weldon
Definition
n. a mineral occurring in thin flakes of a white or green colour and a soapy feel.—n. Tal′cite a massive variety of talc.—adjs. Talc′ky Tal′cose Tal′cous containing consisting of or like talc.
Edited by Dinah
Examples
- Add sufficient powdered talc to give the mass the necessary consistency. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Poor people used oiled paper, isinglass, thinly shaved leather, resembling parchment, and thin sheets of soft pale crystalised stone known as talc, and soapstone. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In 1834 William Marr of England patented a lining for a double metallic chest, filled with non-combustible materials such as mica, or talc clay, lime, and graphite. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Editor: Lois