kaolin
A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etcA fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.
Kaolin
каоли́нkaolín, каолини́тkaolinít
a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
Translations
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Origin
From French kaolin, François Xavier d'Entrecolles's irregular romanization of the MandarinFrom French kaolin, François Xavier d'Entrecolles's irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 高嶺土 /高岭土 (gāolǐngtǔ, “Gaoling earth”), from 高嶺 /高岭 (Gāolǐng, “High Ridge”), a village in Fuliang County, Jingdezhen Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, that became Jingdezhen's primary source of this kind of clay during the early to mid-Qing dynasty.
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Forms
plural: kaolinsSynonyms
10 synonyms- a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper):china claychina stonekaolineporcelain clayterra alba
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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