Definitions for talcose

talcose talc·ose

Spelling: [tal-kohs, tal-kohs]
IPA: /ˈtæl koʊs, tælˈkoʊs/

Talcose is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 329 anagrams from letters in talcose (acelost).

Definitions for talcose

adjective

  1. containing or composed largely of talc.

Origin of talcose

First recorded in 1790-1800; talc + -ose1

Examples for talcose

Thus feldspar, on being pulverized, yields potash; talcose slate yields magnesia; marls yield lime, etc.

This pigment comes in two forms: as asbestine and as talcose (talc, etc.).

The few specimens we obtained of its rocks consisted of the different varieties of talcose formation, with quartz and jasper.

On some of them the coal-beds form part of the cliffs along the shore; on others, copper is found in a chlorite and talcose slate.

It is a kind of nephrite or jade, a mineral which usually occurs in talcose or magnesian rocks.

Word Value for talcose
Scrable

9

Words with friends

11

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