Usually means: Fine powder made from talc.
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We found 24 dictionaries that define the word TALCUM POWDER:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. talcum powder: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. talcum powder: Merriam-Webster
  3. talcum powder: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. talcum powder: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. talcum powder: Collins English Dictionary
  6. talcum powder: Vocabulary.com
  7. talcum powder: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. talcum powder: Wiktionary
  9. talcum powder: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. talcum powder: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. talcum powder: Dictionary.com
  12. Talcum Powder (film), Talcum Powder, Talcum powder: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. talcum powder: Rhymezone
  14. talcum powder: FreeDictionary.org
  15. talcum powder: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. talcum powder: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. talcum powder: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. talcum powder: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Talcum powder: Merck Manuals
  3. Talcum powder: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  4. talcum powder: Medical dictionary
  5. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (talcum powder)

▸ noun:  Perfumed talc (sometimes with the addition of boric acid) for adsorbing moisture on the skin.

Similar:
talcum, talc, oil of talc, face powder, French white, talcite, tutty, Venice talc, antimonial powder, asbestine, more...

Opposite:
antitoxin, abrasive, irritant, roughener

Types:
baby powder, foot powder, body powder, perfumed powder, medicated powder, more...

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Similar:
talcum, talc, oil of talc, face powder, French white, talcite, tutty, Venice talc, antimonial powder, asbestine, more...

Opposite:
antitoxin, abrasive, irritant, roughener

Types:
baby powder, foot powder, body powder, perfumed powder, medicated powder, more...



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