Sentence examples for like talc from inspiring English sources

Ricin can be inhaled, scientists say, but it must be administered as a fine powder, like talc, and milling it safely takes skill.

"That beach there," said Darren, our pilot, as we buzzed over the shimmering Buccaneer archipelago, aka the Thousand Islands, "has sand like talc.

It may be an addition like talc associated with Viton rubber.

This is a cup-like talc-filled device that sits under each bed leg that captures bed bugs trying to climb up and down.

Asbestos has been found to cause cancer and a wide variety of lung diseases, and a growing number of scientists believe asbestos-like fibers in talc also cause cancer.

This step consists of a rotary drum where the granule is coated with anti-caking agents like clays, talc, and oils, which may contain hydrophobic compounds (Fig. 4) [44].

For those who aren't label detectives, like myself, talc can be found in many personal care and beauty products, from baby powder to blush to anti-blemish products.

Placing a powder-like substance, such as talc baby powder or baking soda, will stop the clover mites that crawl through those spaces from entering any further into the home.

Lubricants, like magnesium stearate, talc and mineral oil, to prevent the vitamin from sticking to the machinery during manufacture.

Mica minerals have a basic structural unit of the 2 1 layer type like pyrophyllite and talc, but some of the silicon atoms (ideally one-fourth) are always replaced by those of aluminum.

Talc-like phyllosilicates obtained by hydrothermal synthesis at 160 °C, 260 °C and 350 °C, called T160, T260 and T350 respectively, were selected as inorganic fillers.