Talc vs Powder - What's the difference?
talc | powder |
A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
* 1978', C. J. Parmentier, G. J. Gill, ''Practical Aspects of '''Talc and Asbestos'', C. C. Gravatt, Philip D. LaFleur, Kurt F. J. Heinrich (editors), ''Proceedings of Workshop on Asbestos, Definitions and Measurement Methods ,
* 1987', Joseph A. Radosta, Nikhil C. Trivedi, ''11: '''Talc'' , H.S. Katz, J.V. Mileski (editors), ''Handbook of Fillers For Plastics ,
* 2003 , Harutun Karian, Handbook of Polypropylene and Polypropylene Composites , Revised and Expanded Edition,
To apply talc.
* 1940 , Rubber Journal , Volume 99,
* 1977 , Great Britain Health and Safety Executive, Manufacturing & Service Industries ,
* 1983 , Aaron Elkins, The Dark Place , 2010,
The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.
* (rfdate) (William Shakespeare):
A mixture of fine dry, sweet-smelling particles applied to the face or other body parts, to reduce shine or to alleviate chaffing.
* 1912 , :
An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.; gunpowder.
(informal) Light, dry, fluffy snow.
To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.
To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder.
* (rfdate) :
To be reduced to powder; to become like powder.
To use powder on the hair or skin.
To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat.
As nouns the difference between talc and powder
is that talc is a soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses while powder is the fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it falls by decay; dust.As verbs the difference between talc and powder
is that talc is to apply talc while powder is to reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into a powder.talc
English
(wikipedia talc)Noun
(en noun)page 406,
- With this background and experience we feel justified in stating that not all talcs contain, or are associated with, asbestos.
page 217,
- For example, Montana talcs' approximate the theoretical composition, while California ' talcs often contain calcite (CaCO3) and dolomite (CaCO3 • MgCO3).
page 573,
- Micronized talcs' and, to an even higher degree, submicrometer ' talcs significantly influence the processing parameters.
Verb
(en verb)page 479,
- "Generous talcing'" is applied not only to the naked bale, but to the inside of the wrapper, and after stenciling, to the interior of the package. This ' talcing is repeated, "if necessary, dependent upon the number of handlings up to and into stores for steamer loading."
page 43,
- Three manufacturers have now produced separate designs for talcing boxes; one uses conventional techniques of brushing and vibrators, one is a fluidised bed and the third is an electrostatic applicator.
page 107,
- Then he talced his hands, slipped on a new pair of rubber gloves, went to the shapeless thing at the other end of the table, and began to work.
See also
* soapstone * steatite ----powder
English
Alternative forms
* powdre (obsolete)Noun
- Grind their bones to powder small.
- She was redolent of violet sachet powder, and had warm, soft, white hands, but she danced divinely, moving as smoothly as the tide coming in.
Derived terms
* Atlas powder * baking powder * Bolivian marching powder * powder blue * powder burn * powder down * powder-down feather * powder-down patch * powder hose * powder hoy * powder magazine * powder mine * powder monkey * powder post * powder puff * powder room * take a powderVerb
(en verb)- to powder the hair
- A circling zone thou seest / Powdered with stars.
- Some salts powder easily.
- She paints and powders .
