Talc

//tælk//

Synonyms for "talc" (5 found)

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Noun(1 words)

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Translations

34 translations across 27 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • κουφολίθος noun (soft mineral)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • стеатит noun (soft mineral)
  • талк noun (soft mineral)

Catalan

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  • talc noun (soft mineral)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 滑石 noun (soft mineral)

Czech

3 entries
  • klouzek noun (soft mineral)
  • mastek noun (soft mineral)
  • talek noun (soft mineral)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • talko noun (soft mineral)
  • talki verb (To apply talc)

Faroese

1 entries
  • tálk noun (soft mineral)

Finnish

1 entries
  • talkki noun (soft mineral)

French

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  • talc noun (soft mineral)
  • talquer verb (To apply talc)

Friulian

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  • talc noun (soft mineral)

German

1 entries
  • Talk noun (soft mineral)

Greek

1 entries
  • τάλκης noun (soft mineral)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • zsírkő noun (soft mineral)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • talk noun (soft mineral)

Irish

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  • talc noun (soft mineral)

Italian

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  • talco noun (soft mineral)

Japanese

2 entries
  • タルク noun (soft mineral)
  • 滑石 noun (soft mineral)

Korean

1 entries
  • 활석 noun (soft mineral)

Latin

1 entries
  • talcum noun (soft mineral)

Piedmontese

1 entries
  • talch noun (soft mineral)

Polish

2 entries
  • talk noun (soft mineral)
  • talkować verb (To apply talc)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • talco noun (soft mineral)

Romansch

1 entries
  • talc noun (soft mineral)

Russian

1 entries
  • тальк noun (soft mineral)

Spanish

1 entries
  • talco noun (soft mineral)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • talko noun (soft mineral)

Welsh

1 entries
  • talc noun (soft mineral)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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M. [Antonie van] Leeuwenhoek fixed his objects, if they were ſolid, to the foregoing point with glue; if they were fluid, he fitted them on a little plate of talc, or exceeding thin blown glaſs, which he afterwards glued to the needle, in the ſame manner as his other objects.

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The abeer is often mixed with powdered talc to make it glitter, and then, if it gets into the eyes, it causes a good deal of pain.

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With this background and experience we feel justified in stating that not all talcs contain, or are associated with, asbestos.

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For example, Montana talcs approximate the theoretical composition, while California talcs often contain calcite (CaCO₃) and dolomite (CaCO₃ • MgCO₃).

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