Definitions for talc

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talc talc

Spelling: [talk]

IPA: /tælk/

Talc is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in talc (aclt).

Definitions for talc

noun

1. Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
2. talcum powder.

verb (used with object)

1. to treat or rub with talc.

Origin of talc

1595-1605; Medieval Latin talcum Arabic ṭalq mica Persian talk

Examples for talc

The obvious place to look was the talc shelf or smoke-guard of the lamp.

talc and marble, for ocean curiosities, flower seeds, or for other minerals.

As for the talc mask and the black moustache, that is not much to help us, it is true.

Day was breaking, and the sheets of talc in the walls were filled with a vinous colour.

talc is the most frequently used article of this description.

talc is also derived from the recrystallization of magnesian carbonates.

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

And as for this waxy stuff spread over the talc, it's unique.

Other filling material as silicate of soda, borax, talc or silex are used.

Agalite and talc, which are silicates of magnesia, are also used.