Talc

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Finely powdered native hydrous magnesium silicate. It is used as a dusting powder, either alone or with starch or boric acid, for medicinal and toilet preparations. It is also an excipient and filler for pills, tablets, and for dusting tablet molds. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

Descriptor ID	D013627
MeSH Number(s)	D01.524.500.850 D01.578.725.500.800 D01.837.725.700.760.535.800
Concept/Terms	Talc Talc Talcum Powder

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Talc".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Magnesium Compounds [D01.524]
Magnesium Silicates [D01.524.500]
Talc [D01.524.500.850]
Minerals [D01.578]
Silicates [D01.578.725]
Magnesium Silicates [D01.578.725.500]
Talc [D01.578.725.500.800]
Silicon Compounds [D01.837]
Silicon Dioxide [D01.837.725]
Silicic Acid [D01.837.725.700]
Silicates [D01.837.725.700.760]
Magnesium Silicates [D01.837.725.700.760.535]
Talc [D01.837.725.700.760.535.800]

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