talcum powder
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of talcum powder
1885–90; < Medieval Latin talcum talc
Example Sentences
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He also won a $4.69 billion verdict in 2018 for women and their families who said asbestos-tainted talcum powder caused ovarian cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
He said it was the same size as either a human blood cell, mould spores, bacteria, talcum powder and a fog droplet.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
Footage of the event showed several people trying to restrain the pair as they sprayed the stones with a mix of cornflour, talcum powder and orange dye.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Packed in my picnic basket beside my chair, Banana Cake joined me while watching sunsets on some of the most beautiful, sugar white, talcum powder soft beaches in the world.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
When allowance day came, I found one dollar in quarters on my dresser next to my talcum powder.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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