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Talc

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)

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Tree Number(s): D01.524.500.850, D01.578.725.500.800, D01.837.725.700.760.535.800

MeSH Unique ID: D013627

Registry Number: 14807-96-6

Entry Terms:

  • Talcum Powder

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