KAOLIN


Meaning of KAOLIN in English

— kaolinic , adj.

/kay"euh lin/ , n.

a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.

Also, kaoline .

[ 1720-30; Kao 1 ling 3 , (pinyin) Gaoling mountain in Jiangxi province that yielded the first kaolin sent to Europe ( gao high + ling hill) ]

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