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单词 talc
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Definition of talc in English:

talc

noun talktælk
mass noun
  • 1Talcum powder.

    滑石粉,爽身粉

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He tries for another angle but I have gone, red-faced and tripping over the edge of the step machine as I retreat, escaping to the white towels and curious-smelling talc in the changing rooms.
    • I've spent two years trying to find people to come up with the right smells, and we finally got the right blend for carpet, cappuccino and baby talc.
    • Popping off the lid, he sprinkled some of the white talc onto the clasps of the briefcase, blowing the excess off so that it wouldn't be visible.
    • The first is a medical issue, and that is the recurring advice in the section on yeast infections to use cornstarch instead of talc or baby powder to keep the area dry.
    • Well I haven't tried this tip but it can't be worse than talc.
    • Deodorant or talc should be avoided, as these could irritate or infect the wound.
    • After shaving Ollie, the barber would apply talc to his cheeks and say, ‘nice-a-baby.’
    • In the 1960s and 1970s, a new winceyette nightie and a boxed set of pink talc and bath cubes from Woolies were the ultimate in luxury.
    • You don't have to buy her another bottle of perfume; most scents come in ranges that include luxury body lotions, bubble bath and talcs.
    • Body washes, shampoos, liquid talc, massaging balms and skin lotions are all priced at £3.99 (available at Boots).
    • Here's a secret of the North Pole: Santa powders his hands with talc before donning his thick red mittens.
    • IRI includes shaving lotions, cologne and talcs in its men's fragrance category.
    • A hot flannel hit Helena's back and the nurse scrubbed hard, washing, drying and dusting her with talc.
    • I get this itch after three months, that no amount of medicated talc can take away: My latest theory is related to the fact that I have rarely lived anywhere longer than two years.
  • 2A white, grey, or pale green soft mineral with a greasy feel, occurring as translucent masses or laminae and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.

    滑石

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mr Munkanta who holds title to a piece of land in Lusaka west mining limestone and another for talc in Chilenje south said there are other people holding title for surface rights for the same pieces of land.
    • His study of occupational lung diseases included the pathology of workers exposed to coal, talc, slate, and kaolin.
    • Gibbs concluded that the different prevalences of pleural calcification in some mining areas might be related to a mineral closely associated with chrysotile, such as mica or talc.
    • Crystals reach more than 25 cm in length and 2 cm in width and are associated with a mass of fine-grained talc.
    • Lithium is extraordinarily soft for a metal with a rating of 0.6 on the Mohs scale, softer even than talc, whose Mohs rating is 1.
    • This form of bronchiolar disease may occur with inhalation of a number of inorganic dusts, including asbestos, iron oxide, aluminum oxide, talc, mica, silica, silicate, and coal.
    • Particulate fillers like talc or ground calcium carbonate generally increase stiffness, while plasticizers enhance flexibility.
    • Further investigation led to biopsy through a bronchoscope, which showed crystals, identified as talc (magnesium silicate).
    • The softest mineral in this scale is talc, while diamond has a hardness of 10.
    • Pulmonary disease due to talc, a group of hydrous magnesium silicates, is almost exclusively encountered after occupational exposure.
    • Several powders use a base of asbestos, talc, chalk or silica, all of which are health hazards.
    • Today even visitors and rangers must enter the wilderness zone by foot, not vehicle, but the mining company may be able to operate heavy machinery within its confines and build the necessary infrastructure to haul away its loads of talc.
    • Hydrated silicates such as serpentine and talc are also predicted to form by reactions between anhydrous silicate grains and water vapour in the nebular gas at temperatures below 300 K at 10 4 bar.
    • He said Narngulu could be used as a transfer facility for wheat, talc and mineral sands, along with other commodities which could be transported via a conveyor into the Geraldton port.
    • Inorganic materials such as glass, talc, mica, and calcium carbonate are additives and fillers currently used in plastics for, say, the auto industry, and add significant weight to parts.
    • Thus, these results suggest that many patients may be experiencing clinically significant hypoxemia, which could be reduced by the use of graded talc with its smallest particles removed.
    • I work with a low-fire clay body consisting of ball clay, talc and bentonite.
    • Consumer applications of talc include pharmaceutical tablet production, confectionery manufacturing, and cosmetic applications such as antiperspirant sticks or body powder.
    • Apparently talc and asbestos are similar, and apparently deposits of that kind of stone were indigenous to the northern part of the Appalachian range.
    • Among the products that were marketed were emeralds, tourmalines, aquamarine, amethyst, citrini and industrial minerals such as talc and lime.
verbtalcs, talced, talcing talktælk
[with object]
  • Powder or treat (something) with talc.

    用滑石处理,涂抹滑石粉于

    he took two hours to get himself dressed for a date, oiling his black hair and talcing his face
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Why would I be wanting to make myself sweat when I am already spending so much time talcing every day, without taking even one step?
    • She came up with a price - everything can be had for a price in Bangkok, and before I could figure out if the idea was a good one, I was lying on my back being talced.
    • My confessions are talcing my hair, shopping in Primark and talking to the cat in a baby voice.
    Synonyms
    dust, cover with powder, dredge with powder, sprinkle with powder, talc

Derivatives

  • talcose

  • adjective ˈtalkəʊsˈtalkəʊz
    Geology
    • Consisting largely of the mineral talc.

      the crude talcose materials
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Both the peridotites and pyroxenites alter to amphibolites, which in turn may alter to talcose rocks.
      • Similar talcose shears are found in the major fault zone that localizes the California Motherlode deposits where high grade native gold has been produced.
      • Near Glovers Bluff is an altered, talcose conglomerate mainly of ultramafic and mafic derivation.
  • talcy

  • adjective
    • Nevertheless this is a lovely wine, with a fabulously precise nose of mineral-laced pears and apples, with a firm, talcy, white pepper quality.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Corn starch also has the added benefit of having a silky not talcy feel to it.
      • The vein was composed of a mixture of ‘talcy, sticky mud and hard quartz.’

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting the mineral): from medieval Latin talcum (see talcum).

Rhymes

calque

Definition of talc in US English:

talc

nountalktælk
  • 1Talcum powder.

    滑石粉,爽身粉

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A hot flannel hit Helena's back and the nurse scrubbed hard, washing, drying and dusting her with talc.
    • I get this itch after three months, that no amount of medicated talc can take away: My latest theory is related to the fact that I have rarely lived anywhere longer than two years.
    • The first is a medical issue, and that is the recurring advice in the section on yeast infections to use cornstarch instead of talc or baby powder to keep the area dry.
    • Popping off the lid, he sprinkled some of the white talc onto the clasps of the briefcase, blowing the excess off so that it wouldn't be visible.
    • He tries for another angle but I have gone, red-faced and tripping over the edge of the step machine as I retreat, escaping to the white towels and curious-smelling talc in the changing rooms.
    • In the 1960s and 1970s, a new winceyette nightie and a boxed set of pink talc and bath cubes from Woolies were the ultimate in luxury.
    • IRI includes shaving lotions, cologne and talcs in its men's fragrance category.
    • Deodorant or talc should be avoided, as these could irritate or infect the wound.
    • After shaving Ollie, the barber would apply talc to his cheeks and say, ‘nice-a-baby.’
    • Here's a secret of the North Pole: Santa powders his hands with talc before donning his thick red mittens.
    • Body washes, shampoos, liquid talc, massaging balms and skin lotions are all priced at £3.99 (available at Boots).
    • Well I haven't tried this tip but it can't be worse than talc.
    • I've spent two years trying to find people to come up with the right smells, and we finally got the right blend for carpet, cappuccino and baby talc.
    • You don't have to buy her another bottle of perfume; most scents come in ranges that include luxury body lotions, bubble bath and talcs.
  • 2A white, grey, or pale green soft mineral with a greasy feel, occurring as translucent masses or laminae and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.

    滑石

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Hydrated silicates such as serpentine and talc are also predicted to form by reactions between anhydrous silicate grains and water vapour in the nebular gas at temperatures below 300 K at 10 4 bar.
    • Apparently talc and asbestos are similar, and apparently deposits of that kind of stone were indigenous to the northern part of the Appalachian range.
    • He said Narngulu could be used as a transfer facility for wheat, talc and mineral sands, along with other commodities which could be transported via a conveyor into the Geraldton port.
    • Consumer applications of talc include pharmaceutical tablet production, confectionery manufacturing, and cosmetic applications such as antiperspirant sticks or body powder.
    • His study of occupational lung diseases included the pathology of workers exposed to coal, talc, slate, and kaolin.
    • Gibbs concluded that the different prevalences of pleural calcification in some mining areas might be related to a mineral closely associated with chrysotile, such as mica or talc.
    • Thus, these results suggest that many patients may be experiencing clinically significant hypoxemia, which could be reduced by the use of graded talc with its smallest particles removed.
    • Among the products that were marketed were emeralds, tourmalines, aquamarine, amethyst, citrini and industrial minerals such as talc and lime.
    • Pulmonary disease due to talc, a group of hydrous magnesium silicates, is almost exclusively encountered after occupational exposure.
    • This form of bronchiolar disease may occur with inhalation of a number of inorganic dusts, including asbestos, iron oxide, aluminum oxide, talc, mica, silica, silicate, and coal.
    • Inorganic materials such as glass, talc, mica, and calcium carbonate are additives and fillers currently used in plastics for, say, the auto industry, and add significant weight to parts.
    • Further investigation led to biopsy through a bronchoscope, which showed crystals, identified as talc (magnesium silicate).
    • Today even visitors and rangers must enter the wilderness zone by foot, not vehicle, but the mining company may be able to operate heavy machinery within its confines and build the necessary infrastructure to haul away its loads of talc.
    • Several powders use a base of asbestos, talc, chalk or silica, all of which are health hazards.
    • Mr Munkanta who holds title to a piece of land in Lusaka west mining limestone and another for talc in Chilenje south said there are other people holding title for surface rights for the same pieces of land.
    • Particulate fillers like talc or ground calcium carbonate generally increase stiffness, while plasticizers enhance flexibility.
    • Lithium is extraordinarily soft for a metal with a rating of 0.6 on the Mohs scale, softer even than talc, whose Mohs rating is 1.
    • Crystals reach more than 25 cm in length and 2 cm in width and are associated with a mass of fine-grained talc.
    • The softest mineral in this scale is talc, while diamond has a hardness of 10.
    • I work with a low-fire clay body consisting of ball clay, talc and bentonite.
verbtalktælk
[with object]
  • Powder or treat (something) with talc.

    用滑石处理,涂抹滑石粉于

    he took two hours to get himself dressed for a date, oiling his black hair and talcing his face
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Why would I be wanting to make myself sweat when I am already spending so much time talcing every day, without taking even one step?
    • My confessions are talcing my hair, shopping in Primark and talking to the cat in a baby voice.
    • She came up with a price - everything can be had for a price in Bangkok, and before I could figure out if the idea was a good one, I was lying on my back being talced.
    Synonyms
    dust, cover with powder, dredge with powder, sprinkle with powder, talc

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting the mineral): from medieval Latin talcum (see talcum).

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