talcum powder

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talcum powder

noun talcum powders

  1. countable, uncountable Perfumed talc (sometimes with the addition of boric acid) for adsorbing moisture on the skin.

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noun perfumed talc

Españoltalco, polvos de talco
한국어땀띠약 ttamttiyak
中文滑石粉 huáshífěn, 爽身粉 shuǎngshēnfěn, 撲粉 /扑粉 pūfěn
Portuguêstalco
Italianoborotalco, talco
Русскийтальк talʹk

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@misc{talcum_powder_2026,
  title = {talcum powder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talcum%20powder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}