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Definitions for Kaolin
[1] a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
[2] 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
Words related to Kaolin
mud, brick, earth, pottery, slip, till, adobe, bole, marl, loam, loess, argil, wacke
Words nearby Kaolin
kanzu, kao tsu, kaohsiung, kaolack, kaoliang, kaolin, kaolinite, kaolinize, kaolinosis, kaon, kapa haka
Origin of Kaolin
1720–30; < French < Chinese (Wade-Giles) Kao1 ling3 , (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
Word origin for Kaolin
C18: from French, from Chinese Kaoling Chinese mountain where supplies for Europe were first obtained, from kao high + ling hill
Synonyms for Kaolin
brick, earth, mud, terra cotta, adobe, argil, bole, clunch, loam, loess, marl, pottery, slip, till, argillaceous earth, china material, porcelain material, wacke