A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
A soft mineral, magnesium silicate, used as a powder to absorb excess moisture. Scrutinized as a possible carcinogen because of its close relation to asbestos.
An extremely soft, light green or gray mineral. It feels soapy and has a hardness of 1 on the Moh's scale.
Mineral used in paper making as a filler and coating pigment.
Hydrous magnesium silicate. A soft mineral with a soapy feel.
a powder ground from magnesium silicate that is used in bath and face powders and other powder-based cosmetics. Talc should not be inhaled over a prolonged period of time because it can irritate the lungs.
Soft greyish, green or blue mineral composed of magnesium, silicon, oxygen and hydrogen.
A silicate mineral that is extremely soft and has a soapy or greasy feel; used as talc powder.
Refined mineral product (hydrated magnesium silicate) that is a reinforcing filler-extender. Because of its platy configuration, it tends to add stiffness to the resin, while its low cost categorizes it as an extender. c Abbreviation for crystallization temperature.
Magnesium silicate mineral, with water. Commonly called soapstone. Very soft and platy, like mica. Can be easily carved with a knife. Generally in very fine grained masses.
a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
apply talcum powder to (one's body)
A natural hydrous magnesium silicate, used frequently as a filler such as steatite, talcum, mineral graphite.
An earth mineral used as a pigment and texturizer in cosmetics.
An inert refined mineral product (hydrated magnesium silicate) that is a reinforcing filler extender. Because of its platy configuration, it tends to add stiffness to the resin, while its low cost categorizes it as an extender. Talc is also commonly applied to reduce the tackiness of some plastic materials.
A white-gray mineral powder used especially as a baby powder and in deodorant products. Long-term use can produce the same effects as those of asbestos. Besides the consequences on the respiratory system, talc can also affect the reproductive system.
Magnesium silicate; a white extender pigment used in paint. The base for talcum powder.
Mineral used in papermaking as a filler and coating pigment
A soft mineral composed of hydrous magnesium silicate.
Whitish powder applied at the factory to the surface of some roofing materials (e.g., vulcanized EPDM membranes), used as a release agent to prevent adhesion of the membrane to itself.
A very soft, soapy-feeling mineral that is a silicate of magnesium, sometimes with small amounts of aluminum silicate. See the entire definition of Talc
Also known as soapstone. This is an inert pigment used in paints that is a flaky or fibrous form of hydrated aluminum silicate.
1. Any crystalline form of magnesium silicate that occurs in soft flat plates, used as a lubricator or dryer. also called Talcum Powder or Soapstone. 2. A fine powder applied to the back of gypsumboard to minimize friction and permit easier sliding of bundles. 3. A hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate used as an extender in paints; helps make paint smooth.
Talc is a very soft mineral (magnesium silicate). Talc has a hardness of 1.
A soft, fine-grained mineral (hydrated magnesium silicate). Used to impart a soapy texture to dry mixtures. (ceramics) Hydrated magnesium silicate; a glaze ingredient but also used in whiteware bodies in place of clay; has clay- like properties but lacks real plasticity. Talc bodies were developed in ancient Egypt and then revived in the early 1900s on the West Coast for commercial low-temperature bodies; fast-firing, has low thermal shock, fires very white.
A soft, absorbent powdered magnesium silicate rock. Used in pressed powders to help adhesion and glide. SALE! Eyeshadow Duo, Lipliner 01-05, Bronzing Powder, Eyeshadow Solo, Rouge Powder 01-03, Translucent Face Powder, Compact, Novum Lipliner 06.
A substance that occurs naturally and used in baby powders and creams. It is an irritant to the respiratory system and cornstarch or baking soda is a better choice.
a soft, smooth mineral, a hydrous silicate of magnesium, usually consisting of slippery, translucent sheets of white, apple-green, or gray, used in making face powder. [AHDOS
Talc (derived from the Persian via Arabic talq) is a mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula H2Mg3(SiO3)4 or Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. It occurs as foliated to fibrous masses, its monoclinic crystals being so rare as to be almost unknown. It has a perfect basal cleavage, and the folia are non-elastic, although slightly flexible.