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/kˈaʊlɪn/ /kˈeɪoʊlɪn/ Listen

Kaolin

noun

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). Synonyms: china clay, china stone, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba.

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... basalt rock, pozzuolana (a siliceous volcanic ash used to produce hydraulic cement), limestone, kaolin, fish ...

— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... that can be mixed with water, moulded into any shape, retain that shape after it is dry, and become hard by being burned. If you want to make a china cup, you must have a fine sort of clay called "kaolin," which is pure white when it is fired and is not very common; but if you want to make bricks, it will not be at all difficult to find a suitable clay bank. And yet the clay, even for bricks, must be of the right kind. If it contains too much silica (sand), the brick will not mould well; ...

— Diggers in the Earth • Eva March Tappan

Words linked to "Kaolin" : Kaopectate, china clay, art paper, china stone, clay, terra alba, porcelain clay, kaoline