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china clay

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china clay, stone
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) (Medicine / Pharmacology) another name for kaolin
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Noun1.china claychina clay - 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 stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba
Kaopectate - trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
art paper - a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay)
clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired


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