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talc
(tălk)n.
A fine-grained white, greenish, or gray mineral, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2, having a soft soapy feel and used in talcum and face powder, as a paper coating, and as a filler for paint and plastics.
tr.v. talcked, talck·ing, talcs or talced or talc·ing
To apply this substance to (a photographic plate, for example).
[French, from Medieval Latin talcum and Old Spanish talco, both from Arabic ṭalq, from Persian talk.]
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talc
(tælk)n
1. See talcum powder
2. (Minerals) a white, grey, brown, or pale green mineral, found in metamorphic rocks. It is used in the manufacture of talcum powder and electrical insulators. Composition: hydrated magnesium silicate. Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. Crystal structure: monoclinic
vb, talcs, talcking, talcked, talcs, talcing or talced
(tr) to apply talc to
[C16: from Medieval Latin talcum, from Arabic talq mica, from Persian talk]
ˈtalcose, ˈtalcous adj
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talc
(tælk)n.
1. a soft green-to-gray mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2.
[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin talcum < Arabic ṭalq mica < Persian talk]
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talc
(tălk) A white, greenish, or gray mineral that is a silicate of magnesium, usually occurring as massive mica-like flakes. It has a soft, soapy texture, and is used in face powder and talcum powder, for coating paper, and as a filler in paints and plastics. Talc is the mineral used to represent a hardness of 1 on the Mohs scale.
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talc
Past participle: talced/talcked
Gerund: talcing/talcking
| Imperative |
|---|
| talc |
| talc |
| Present |
|---|
| I talc |
| you talc |
| he/she/it talcs |
| we talc |
| you talc |
| they talc |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I talced/talcked |
| you talced/talcked |
| he/she/it talced/talcked |
| we talced/talcked |
| you talced/talcked |
| they talced/talcked |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am talcing/talcking |
| you are talcing/talcking |
| he/she/it is talcing/talcking |
| we are talcing/talcking |
| you are talcing/talcking |
| they are talcing/talcking |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have talced/talcked |
| you have talced/talcked |
| he/she/it has talced/talcked |
| we have talced/talcked |
| you have talced/talcked |
| they have talced/talcked |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was talcing/talcking |
| you were talcing/talcking |
| he/she/it was talcing/talcking |
| we were talcing/talcking |
| you were talcing/talcking |
| they were talcing/talcking |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had talced/talcked |
| you had talced/talcked |
| he/she/it had talced/talcked |
| we had talced/talcked |
| you had talced/talcked |
| they had talced/talcked |
| Future |
|---|
| I will talc |
| you will talc |
| he/she/it will talc |
| we will talc |
| you will talc |
| they will talc |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have talced/talcked |
| you will have talced/talcked |
| he/she/it will have talced/talcked |
| we will have talced/talcked |
| you will have talced/talcked |
| they will have talced/talcked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be talcing/talcking |
| you will be talcing/talcking |
| he/she/it will be talcing/talcking |
| we will be talcing/talcking |
| you will be talcing/talcking |
| they will be talcing/talcking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been talcing/talcking |
| you have been talcing/talcking |
| he/she/it has been talcing/talcking |
| we have been talcing/talcking |
| you have been talcing/talcking |
| they have been talcing/talcking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been talcing/talcking |
| you will have been talcing/talcking |
| he/she/it will have been talcing/talcking |
| we will have been talcing/talcking |
| you will have been talcing/talcking |
| they will have been talcing/talcking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been talcing/talcking |
| you had been talcing/talcking |
| he/she/it had been talcing/talcking |
| we had been talcing/talcking |
| you had been talcing/talcking |
| they had been talcing/talcking |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would talc |
| you would talc |
| he/she/it would talc |
| we would talc |
| you would talc |
| they would talc |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have talced/talcked |
| you would have talced/talcked |
| he/she/it would have talced/talcked |
| we would have talced/talcked |
| you would have talced/talcked |
| they would have talced/talcked |
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Noun 1. [画像:talc - a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate]talc - a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
talcum powder, talcum - a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
soaprock, soap-rock, soapstone, steatite - a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments
French chalk - a soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains
rensselaerite - a kind of soft talc; sometimes used as wood filler
Verb 1. talc - apply talcum powder to (one's body)
powder - apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"
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Translations
مادَّة مَسْحوق الطَّلْقمادَّه ناعِمَه كالصّابون
mastekzásyp
talkum
zsírkõ
talkúm
talkas
steatītstalks
mastenec
talktalk pudrası
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
talc
vt → pudern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
talc
(tӕlk) noun1. a kind of soft mineral that feels like soap. talk مادَّه ناعِمَه كالصّابون слюда talco mastek der Talk talkum ταλκ talco talk سیلیکات منیزیم talkki talc אַבקַת טַלק सेलखड़ी milovka zsírkő talk talkúm talco 滑石 운모 talkas steatīts talkum talk talk talk talco talc слюда sľuda, mastenec smukec talk talk ผงแร่ talk 滑石,雲母 тальк ابرق، طلق đá tan 滑石,云母
2. talcum. talk مادَّة مَسْحوق الطَّلْق талк talco zásyp der Talk talkum ταλκ talco talk طلق talkki talc talc अभ्रक, टालकम पाउडर talk hintőpor bedak talkúm talco 滑石 활석 talkas talks talkum talk talkum talk kosmetyczny talco talc тальк zásyp smukec talk talk แป้งโรยตัวและทาหน้า talk pudrası 滑石 тальк طلق، طلق کا پاؤڈر đá tan 滑石
talcum (ˈtӕlkəm) noun (also talcum powder. often abbreviated to talc) a kind of fine, usually perfumed, powder made from talc, used on the body. talkpoeier مَسْحوق الطَّلْق талк пудра talco zásyp der Körperpuder talkum ταλκ polvos de talco talk پودر تالک talkki talc talc सुगन्धित पाऊडर talk puder hintőpor bedak talkpúður talco タルカムパウダー 탤컴 파우더, 화장용 분 talkas talks bedak talkum talkpoeder talkumpudder talk kosmetyczny pó de talco (pudră de) talc тальк zásyp smukec talk talk[puder] แป้งฝุ่น talk pudrası 滑石粉 тальк طلق کا پاؤڈر bột tan 滑石粉
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