kaolin

or ka·o·line

[ key-uh-lin ]

/ ˈkeɪ ə lɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR kaolin ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.

Origin of kaolin

1720–30; <French <Chinese (Wade-Giles) Kao1ling3, (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

Words nearby kaolin

Kanuri, kanzu, Kaohsiung, Kaolack, kaoliang, kaolin, kaolinite, kaolinize, kaolinosis, kaomoji, kaon

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Example sentences from the Web for kaolin

With this object, many rude arrowpoints, concretions of stone, and the kaolin disk mentioned above were also found.
Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895|Jesse Walter Fewkes
The kaolin is not fusible, the petuntze vitrifies and envelopes the kaolin, producing a smooth compact body which is translucent.
Chats on Oriental China|J. F. Blacker
As a result of the decomposition of the feldspar, much clay is formed, the main substance of which is kaolin.
Geology|William J. Miller
The substances used as a bond in manufacturing wheels are kaolin, a kind of clay, and feldspar.
Electricity and Magnetism|Elisha Gray

It is almost always more than would be the case if the rock consisted of kaolin mixed with muscovite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kaolin

kaolin

kaoline

/ (ˈkeɪəlɪn) /

noun

a fine white clay used for the manufacture of hard-paste porcelain and bone china and in medicine as a poultice and gastrointestinal absorbentAlso called: china clay, china stone

Derived forms of kaolin

kaolinic, 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for kaolin

kaolin

[ kā′ə-lĭn ]

n.

A fine white clay that, when powdered, is used as a demulcent and adsorbent and, in dentistry, as an agent that confers opacity and toughness to porcelain teeth.

单词	kaolin
释义	kaolin or ka·o·line [ key-uh-lin ] / ˈkeɪ ə lɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR kaolin ON THESAURUS.COM noun a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain. Origin of kaolin 1720–30; <French <Chinese (Wade-Giles) Kao1ling3, (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 Words nearby kaolin Kanuri, kanzu, Kaohsiung, Kaolack, kaoliang, kaolin, kaolinite, kaolinize, kaolinosis, kaomoji, kaon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kaolin With this object, many rude arrowpoints, concretions of stone, and the kaolin disk mentioned above were also found. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895\|Jesse Walter Fewkes The kaolin is not fusible, the petuntze vitrifies and envelopes the kaolin, producing a smooth compact body which is translucent. Chats on Oriental China\|J. F. Blacker As a result of the decomposition of the feldspar, much clay is formed, the main substance of which is kaolin. Geology\|William J. Miller The substances used as a bond in manufacturing wheels are kaolin, a kind of clay, and feldspar. Electricity and Magnetism\|Elisha Gray It is almost always more than would be the case if the rock consisted of kaolin mixed with muscovite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4\|Various British Dictionary definitions for kaolin kaolin kaoline / (ˈkeɪəlɪn) / noun a fine white clay used for the manufacture of hard-paste porcelain and bone china and in medicine as a poultice and gastrointestinal absorbentAlso called: china clay, china stone Derived forms of kaolin kaolinic, 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to kaolin mud, brick, earth, terra cotta, pottery, slip, till, adobe, bole, marl, loam, loess, argil, wacke Medical definitions for kaolin kaolin [ kā′ə-lĭn ] n. A fine white clay that, when powdered, is used as a demulcent and adsorbent and, in dentistry, as an agent that confers opacity and toughness to porcelain teeth. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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kaolin

or ka·o·line

noun

Origin of kaolin

OTHER WORDS FROM kaolin

Words nearby kaolin

Example sentences from the Web for kaolin

British Dictionary definitions for kaolin

kaoline

noun

Derived forms of kaolin

Word Origin for kaolin

Words related to kaolin

Medical definitions for kaolin

n.