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kaoline Definition


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kaolin
kaoline
noun
    1. A soft white clay composed of kaolinite and other clay minerals, used for making fine porcelain, bricks and cement, as a filler in rubber, paper and paints, and medicinally to treat diarrhoea and vomiting. Also called china clay.
Derivative: kaolinic
adj
    Derivative: kaolinize
    verb
      Etymology: 18c: from Chinese Gaoling, literally ‘high ridge', the name of a mountain in Northern China where it was mined.



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