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

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Example Sentences

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talcose

The talcose variety is very tabular in form.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

In contact with the greenstone, there is a bed of talcose limestone, having a curved, slaty structure; most of the beds of dolomite are hard, and pass into chert.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by John Franklin

Very near the Hato the talcose slate becomes entirely white, and contains small layers of soft and unctuous graphic ampelite.*

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross

The bed rock was a talcose schist near to Ocotal, but higher up the river it changed to gneissoid and quartz rocks, the latter in hard and massive beds.

From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Thomas Belt

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 George E. (George Edwin) Waring

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