talcose

American  

[tal-kohs, tal-kohs] / ˈtæl koʊs, tælˈkoʊs /

Also talcous

adjective

1. containing or composed largely of talc.

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Etymology

Origin of talcose

First recorded in 1790–1800; talc + -ose ¹

Example Sentences

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talcose

The river could still be followed a short distance further upwards; and in its bed there were disjointed fragments of talcose and chloritic rocks.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin

They are micaceous strata; and thus the true cipollino is a mixture of talcose schist with white saccharoidal marble, and may be said to form a transition link between marble and common stone.

From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Macmillan, Hugh

This hole had been sunk 70 to 80 feet deep in the talcose stone; and it would have been far easier and better to have driven galleries and adits into the face of the rock.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The hills, however, are all composed of quartz, gneiss, talcose slate, or mica slate.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 by Various

Thus feldspar, on being pulverized, yields potash; talcose slate yields magnesia; marls yield lime, etc.

From The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)