单词 | talcum |
释义 | talcum (once / 36593 pages) n WORD FAMILY talcum USAGE EXAMPLESThree women won verdicts in talcum powder lawsuits in St. Louis, with nearly $200 million total awarded. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) Afterward, she smoothed talcum powder on his face and chest. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) Lunar dust consists of rock pulverised to the consistency of talcum powder by micrometeoroid impacts. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) 1n a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder Syn|Hypo|Hyper talc soap-rock, soaprock, soapstone, steatite a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments French chalka soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains rensselaeritea kind of soft talc; sometimes used as wood filler mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition 2n a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture Syn|Hyper talcum powder bath powder, dusting powder, toilet powder a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing) |
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