talc
滑石粉,滑石,碳酸钙,爽身粉
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- : Also tal·cum [tal-kuhm]. /ˈtæl kəm/. a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg32, unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- : talcum powder.
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talcked or talced [talkt], /tælkt/, talck·ing or talc·ing [tal-king]. /ˈtæl kɪŋ/.
- : to treat or rub with talc.
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Take, for example, the asbestos found in talc baby powder connected to thousands of cases of cancer—the potential danger of which the manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, knew about for over 40 years.
According to Benesh, the FDA doesn’t have the authority to intervene in situations like the talc baby powder case, even when it knows consumers are actively being harmed.
Granular quartz-rock of several varieties: and indistinct specimens of a rock approaching to talc-slate.
Add sufficient powdered talc to give the mass the necessary consistency.
It occurs in beds (talc-slate), and is often met with in districts occupied by metamorphic crystalline rocks.
The three last-mentioned minerals—talc, serpentine, and chlorite—are all silicates of magnesia.
Talc is a silvery white, grayish, pale or dark-green coloured mineral, with a pearly lustre.