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talcous

talcous adjective: composed of or resembling talc.

Adjective

talcous (not comparable)

  1. Composed of or resembling talc.

Origin of talcous

From talc + -ous.

Questions about talcous

What does talcous mean?
Talcous means composed of or resembling talc.
What part of speech is talcous?
Talcous is an adjective.

Words near talcous in the dictionary

  1. talcose
  2. talcoses
  3. talcosis
  4. Talcott
  5. Talcotts
  6. talcous
  7. talcs
  8. talcum
  9. talcum powder
  10. talcum powders
  11. Talcum X

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