pe·tun·tze or pe·tun·tse (p -t n ts )n. A variety of feldspar sometimes mixed with kaolin and used in Chinese porcelain. [Chinese (Mandarin) bái d  nzi : bái, white + dnzi, block of stone (dn, mound, block + -zi, n. suff. from z , son, child).] |
petuntse, petuntze [pɪˈtʌntsɪ -ˈtʊn-]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a fusible feldspathic mineral used in hard-paste porcelain; china stone
[from Chinese (Beijing) pe tun tzu, from pe white + tun heap + tzu offspring]
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