TALC


Meaning of TALC in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. talcum powder.

2 any crystalline form of magnesium silicate that occurs in soft flat plates, usu. white or pale green in colour and used as a lubricator etc.

--v.tr. (talcked, talcking) treat (a surface) with talc to lubricate or dry it.

Derivatives:

talcose adj. talcous adj. talcy adj. (in sense 1).

Etymology: F talc or med.L talcum, f. Arab. talk f. Pers. talk

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.