Kaolin Definition

kāəlin
noun
A fine white clay used in making porcelain, as a filler in textiles, paper, rubber, etc., and in medicine in the treatment of diarrhea.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Kaolin

  • From Mandarin 高陵 (gāolíng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location where this clay was first found.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Mandarin Gāolíng , a mountain of Jiangxi province

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Kaolin Sentence Examples

  • Kaolin, fire-clays and brick-clays are common to all the states.

  • In the vicinity are large beds of kaolin, 30 m.

  • Coal has been worked near Noumea, and kaolin is found in places.

  • The term clay is often used by chemists to denote hydrated silicate of alumina (Al 2 O 3 2SiO 2.2H 2 O), of which kaolin or china clay is a fairly pure form.

  • Amakusa produces a little coal and fine kaolin, which was largely used in former times by the potters of Hirado and Satsuma.

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Words Starting With

KKAKAO

Words Ending With

NINLIN

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