Definitions for talctælk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
talctælk(n.)
a soft green-to-gray mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2.
Category: Mineralogy
Ref: talcum powder.
Origin of talc:
1595–1605; < ML talcum < Ar ṭalq mica < Pers talk
Princeton's WordNet
talc, talcum(verb)
a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
talc(verb)
apply talcum powder to (one's body)
Wiktionary
talc(Noun)
A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses.
Origin: From talc, from (talq).
Webster Dictionary
Talc(noun)
a soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Talc
Finely powdered native hydrous magnesium silicate. It is used as a dusting powder, either alone or with starch or boric acid, for medicinal and toilet preparations. It is also an excipient and filler for pills, tablets, and for dusting tablet molds. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Translations for talc
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
talc(noun)
a kind of soft mineral that feels like soap.
- talkAfrikaans

- مادَّه ناعِمَه كالصّابونArabic

- слюдаBulgarian

- talcoPortuguese (BR)

- mastekCzech

- der TalkGerman

- talkumDanish

- ταλκGreek

- talcoSpanish

- talkEstonian

- سیلیکات منیزیمFarsi

- talkkiFinnish

- talcFrench

- אַבקַת טַלקHebrew

- सेलखड़ीHindi

- milovkaCroatian

- zsírkőHungarian

- talkIndonesian

- talkúmIcelandic

- talcoItalian

- 滑石Japanese

- 운모Korean

- talkasLithuanian

- steatītsLatvian

- talkumMalay

- talkDutch

- talkNorwegian

- talkPolish

- talcoPortuguese

- talcRomanian

- слюдаRussian

- sľuda, mastenecSlovak

- smukecSlovenian

- talkSerbian

- talkSwedish

- ผงแร่Thai

- talkTurkish

- 滑石,雲母Chinese (Trad.)

- талькUkrainian

- ابرق، طلقUrdu

- đá tanVietnamese

- 滑石,云母Chinese (Simp.)

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