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View synonyms for talcum powder

talcum powder

[ tal-kuhm ]

noun

  1. a powder made of purified, usually perfumed talc, for toilet purposes.


talcum powder

/ ˈtælkəm /

noun

  1. a powder made of purified talc, usually scented, used for perfuming the body and for absorbing excess moisture Often shortened totalc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of talcum powder1

1885–90; < Medieval Latin talcum talc
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Example Sentences

Johnson & Johnson is making another attempt at using a contentious legal technique to end a decade-long battle over claims that its talcum powder products caused cancer.

J&J vowed to remove all its baby powders containing talcum powder worldwide by the end of this year.

At 60, women were expected to resign themselves to getting nothing but talcum powder and soap sets for their birthdays and watching everyone else have all the fun.

A federal judge rejected the company’s second effort to use a subsidiary’s bankruptcy filing to resolve lawsuits over claims that its talcum powder products caused cancer.

Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $8.9 billion to tens of thousands of people who claimed the company’s talcum powder products caused cancer.

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