kaolin

or ka·o·line

[ key-uh-lin ]
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noun
  1. a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.

Origin of kaolin

1
1720–30; <French <Chinese (Wade-Giles) Kao1ling3, (pinyin) Gāolǐng mountain in Jiangxi province that yielded the first kaolin sent to Europe (gāo high + lǐng hill)

Other words from kaolin

  • ka·o·lin·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for kaolin

kaolin

kaoline

/ (ˈkeɪəlɪn) /


noun
  1. a fine white clay used for the manufacture of hard-paste porcelain and bone china and in medicine as a poultice and gastrointestinal absorbent: Also called: china clay, china stone

Origin of kaolin

1
C18: from French, from Chinese Kaoling Chinese mountain where supplies for Europe were first obtained, from kao high + ling hill

Derived forms of kaolin

  • kaolinic, adjective

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