Definitions for talcs

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talcs talc

Spelling: [talk]

IPA: /tælk/

Talcs is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 75 anagrams from letters in talcs (aclst).

Definitions for talcs

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 talcs

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

Examples for talcs

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

talc is the most frequently used article of this description.

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

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

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

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

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 also derived from the recrystallization of magnesian carbonates.

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