talc
pronunciation
How to pronounce talc in British English:
UK [tælk]
How to pronounce talc in American English:
US [tælk]
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- 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
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- Verb:
- apply talcum powder to (one's body)
Word Origin
- talc (n.)
- 1580s, talke, from Middle French talc (16c.), probably from Spanish talco and Medieval Latin talcus, also talcum "talc" (ealy 14c.), both from Arabic talq, from Persian talk "talc." "It was applied by the Arab and medieval writers to various transparent, translucent and shining minerals such as talc proper, mica, selenite, etc." [Flood]. Related: Talcoid; talcose; talcous.
Example
- 1. Study of the saggar made with chlorite replacing talc .
- 2. Market review of china talc export in 2002 .
- 3. Natural steatite and talc , crushed or powdered .
- 4. Sea city of the british colony xingda talc products factory .
- 5. The class of material he settled on was magnesium silicates , carbon-free compounds derived from talc , serpentine , olivine or other minerals .