dusting powder

noun

1. a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.

dusting-powder

noun

1. fine powder (such as talcum powder) used to absorb moisture, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of dusting powder¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

This is painted over the parts and allowed to dry, and a mild dusting powder sprinkled over.

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The same applications or a dusting powder of calomel may also be used on moist papules.

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Iodol may also be applied to ulcers as a dusting-powder, usually mixed with one to several parts of zinc oxide or boric acid.

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The entire wound is then covered with a dusting powder composed of zinc oxide, boric acid, exsiccated alum, phenol and camphor.

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He left the colt in the pasture and all the care it received was the regular application of a proprietary dusting powder.

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