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talcose
containing or composed largely of talc. -
talcum powder
a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes. -
agalite
a fibrous variety of talc. -
french chalk
a talc for marking lines on fabrics. -
magnesium silicate
a white powder, 3MgSiO 3 ⋅5H 2 O, with variable hydration, insoluble in water or alcohol, used as a rubber filler, a bleaching agent, an odor absorbent, and in the manufacture of paints and resins. -
mohs scale
a scale of hardness used in mineralogy. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10. Abbreviation: MSH.