talcum

noun

a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented

a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate

Roots

talqtalc- · Arabic · mica, talc um-um · Latin · substance

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The word talcum breaks down into 2 roots of Arabic and Latin origin: talc, from Arabic talq (“mica, talc”); and -um, from Latin um (“substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.