Talc

Morpheme

Talc

Type

free base

Denotation

soft green-to-gray mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate

Etymology

French talc; Spanish talco and Medieval Latin talcus, talcum; Arabic ṭalq; Persian talk

Evidence

talc, talced, talcier, talciest, talcing, talcked, talckier, talckiest, talcking, talcky, talcoid, talcose, talcosis, talcous, talcs, talcum, talcy

Notes

(<c>) can but need not toggle with (<ck>)