ka·o·lin also ka·o·line (k   -l n)n. A fine clay used in ceramics and refractories and as a filler or coating for paper and textiles. [French, from Chinese (Mandarin) G ol ng, a mountain of Jiangxi province.] |
kaolin, kaoline [ˈkeɪəlɪn]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) 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
[from French, from Chinese Kaoling Chinese mountain where supplies for Europe were first obtained, from kao high + ling hill]
kaolinic adj
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| Noun | 1. |  kaolin - 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)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 |
Translations
kaolin
n → Kaolin m or nt, → Porzellanerde f
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