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Synonyms for talc

Grammar : Noun
Spell : talk
Phonetic Transcription : tælk

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Définition of talc

Origin :
  • 1580s, from Middle French talc, probably from Spanish talco and Medieval Latin 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].
  • As in powder : noun fine, loose grains made by crushing a solid
Example sentences :
  • Talc is also derived from the recrystallization of magnesian carbonates.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • The obvious place to look was the talc shelf or smoke-guard of the lamp.
  • Extract from : « The Adventure of the Devil's Foot » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Talc is the most frequently used article of this description.
  • Extract from : « The Handbook of Soap Manufacture » by W. H. Simmons
  • And as for this waxy stuff spread over the talc, it's unique.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Continent » by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
  • As for the talc mask and the black moustache, that is not much to help us, it is true.
  • Extract from : « At the Villa Rose » by A. E. W. Mason
  • Agalite and talc, which are silicates of magnesia, are also used.
  • Extract from : « From Paper-mill to Pressroom » by William Bond Wheelwright
  • Talc and marble, for ocean curiosities, flower seeds, or for other minerals.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, March 29, 1881 » by Various
  • This pigment comes in two forms: as asbestine and as talcose (talc, etc.).
  • Extract from : « Paint Technology and Tests » by Henry A. Gardner
  • Other filling material as silicate of soda, borax, talc or silex are used.
  • Extract from : « Soap-Making Manual » by E. G. Thomssen
  • Day was breaking, and the sheets of talc in the walls were filled with a vinous colour.
  • Extract from : « Salammbo » by Gustave Flaubert

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