talcum powder
talcum powder · talcum powders
тальк
Perfumed talc for adsorbing moisture on the skinPerfumed talc (sometimes with the addition of boric acid) for adsorbing moisture on the skin.
» Some mothers still use talcum powder when they change their baby's diaper.
mccarras · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Perfumed talc (sometimes with the addition of boric acid) for adsorbing moisture on the skin.
талькtalʹk
More definitions
- a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture
Examples
1 sentencesSome mothers still use talcum powder when they change their baby's diaper.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
perfumed talc:
Forms
plural: talcum powders| Singular | talcum powder |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture:talcum
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbaby powder
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable