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talc

   [talk]
noun, verb, talcked or talced  [talkt] ,
talck⋅ing or talc⋅ing  [tal-king] .
–noun
1. Also, tal⋅cum  [tal-kuhm] . a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3(Si4O10)(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)
3. to treat or rub with talc.
Origin:
1595–1605; < ML talcum < Ar ṭalq mica < Pers talk
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talc     (tālk)  Pronunciation Key 
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 or talced, talck·ing or talc·ing, talcs
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.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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