Talc

(noun.) a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder.

(verb.) apply talcum powder to (one's body).

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• Add sufficient powdered talc to give the mass the necessary consistency. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Poor people used oiled paper, isinglass, thinly shaved leather, resembling parchment, and thin sheets of soft pale crystalised stone known as talc, and soapstone. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• In 1834 William Marr of England patented a lining for a double metallic chest, filled with non-combustible materials such as mica, or talc clay, lime, and graphite. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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