The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TALCUM
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More clues leading to the result TALCUM
- Powder used in hospital
- Bath is not far from a source of this mineral
- Powder starts to act like codeine in belly
- Mineral corporation securing aluminium contract initially
- Powder in hospital cumulatively reduced
- Army left with powder no good for fighting!
- Mineral quarried from coastal Cumbria
- Powdery stuff in supplemental cumin
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What does TALCUM mean?
TALCUM noun- Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.
- To perfume with talcum powder.