adjective
- containing, resembling, or having the characteristics of talc
Usage: technical; mineralogy
Examples
- The talcous rock felt smooth and slippery to the touch.
- Geologists identified the talcous minerals in the sample.
- The talcous coating made the surface feel powdery.
- She examined the talcous schist under the microscope.
- The talcous texture indicated the presence of metamorphic processes.