Get to know Talc better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like talcum or mineral.
Talc meaning
- Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Medieval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.
- A microscope slide made of a plate of mica, generally in use from the start of modern microscopy until the early nineteenth century, after which glass slides became the standard medium.
- A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
Using Talc
- The main meaning on this page is: Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Medieval writers adopted the term from the Arabic. | A microscope slide made of a plate of mica, generally in use from the start of modern microscopy until the early nineteenth century, after which glass slides became the standard medium. | A soft mineral, composed of hydrated magnesium silicate, that has a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, and usually occurs in foliated masses.
- Useful related words include: talcum, mineral, powder.
- In the example corpus, talc often appears in combinations such as: talc and, the talc, talc is.
Context around Talc
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Talc
- In this selection, "talc" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, imerys, purchase, baby, based, products and commissioned stand out and add context to how "talc" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include concern about talc commissioned tests and connections to talc isn t. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "talc" sits close to words such as acorns, acrobatics and acura, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with talc
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Well, because of the talc that's in much of it. (11 words)
WHO added: "A causal role for talc could not be fully established. (12 words)
Court tosses $223.8 million verdict against J&J in talc cancer casereuters. (13 words)
Johnson & Johnson's shares jumped 4% a day after the company offered $8.9bn (€8.1bn) to settle multiple baby talc-related lawsuits in the US, easing an overhang on its plans to list its consumer health unit Kenvue. (39 words)
In general we used dry food like crisps and crumbs, grit like cat litter, fine dirt like tea-leaves and talc and various types of hair from people and pets to see how the vacuums handled different tasks. (38 words)
The lead negotiators for Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $8.9 billion settlement of thousands of talc lawsuits faced intense questioning in U.S. bankruptcy court on Wednesday about how much support the company has for the deal. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
In 2009, the FDA, responding to growing public concern about talc, commissioned tests on 34 samples, including a bottle of J&J Baby Powder and samples of Imerys talc from China.
Court tosses $223.8 million verdict against J&J in talc cancer casereuters.
Due to the fact that the company has never admitted any wrongdoing, American and Canadian consumers will no longer be able to purchase talc-based baby powder in May 2020.
For the last 14 months, new talcum powder lawsuits have not been filed because there was an automatic stay in place while J&J attempted to pull the talc liabilities into bankruptcy.
He noted that talc is chemically inert, meaning it doesn’t react with other ingredients in cosmetics, so it’s a stable and safe option in that regard.
Johnson & Johnson's shares jumped 4% a day after the company offered $8.9bn (€8.1bn) to settle multiple baby talc-related lawsuits in the US, easing an overhang on its plans to list its consumer health unit Kenvue.
The firm has never admitted wrongdoing but stopped selling its talc-based baby powder in the United States and Canada in May 2020.
The lead negotiators for Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $8.9 billion settlement of thousands of talc lawsuits faced intense questioning in U.S. bankruptcy court on Wednesday about how much support the company has for the deal.
Under the proposal, the company set aside $9 billion to pay claims for the various talc suits.
We learn, too, of the Mohs Scale that judges hardness, a logarithmic affair where diamond (at the top, scoring 10) can scratch corundum (nine) all the way down to talc (one).
Well, because of the talc that's in much of it.
Courts rejected two previous efforts by the company to resolve the talc cases in bankruptcy.
In general we used dry food like crisps and crumbs, grit like cat litter, fine dirt like tea-leaves and talc and various types of hair from people and pets to see how the vacuums handled different tasks.
J&J investors have filed a class action lawsuit that echoes the personal injury and wrongful death plaintiffs in the talc baby powder class action lawsuit.
March 8, 2024 Update: Following a big wave of new cases at the end of the Summer last year, the volume of new talc claims being added to the MDL has slowed down.
The total number of claims allegedly involving diseases without clear connections to talc isn’t known.
This means there’s a possibility that some asbestos fibre contamination may have gone undetected in cosmetic talc products tested using this technique.
WHO added: "A causal role for talc could not be fully established.
As she was speaking she was seen sprinkling the talc onto her son's foot, which had been covered in grit.
At the heart of these cases is the claim that for decades, Johnson & Johnson marketed its talc products as pure and soothing, even as executives voiced concerns internally.
Common combinations with talc
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- talc and 6×
- the talc 5×
- talc is 5×
- of talc 4×
- in talc 3×
- to talc 3×
- and talc 3×
- talc products 3×
- its talc 3×
- talc from 2×