The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TALC which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Powder base crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TALC | 90 % | 4 |
| ORRISROOT | 10 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Powder base
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- foundation
- talc
- orrisroot
- acolyctine
- agar
- beat
- bronze
- cocaine
- flour
- foul
- fulminate
- grain
Crossword Answer definitions
TALC noun- 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). Mediaeval 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.
- Talcum powder.
- To apply talc to.
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More clues leading to the result TALC
- 1 on the Mohs scale
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- Mineral with a soapy feel
- Shower powder
- Soft mineral
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- Magnesium silicate
- One end of the Mohs scale