kaolin
Meaning of kaolin
noun
a fine soft white clay, resulting from the natural decomposition of other clays or feldspar. It is used for making porcelain and china, as a filler in paper and textiles, and in medicinal absorbents.
early 18th century: from French, from Chinese gāolǐng, literally ‘high hill’, the name of a mountain in Jiangxi province where the clay is found.
Information about kaolin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of kaolin is: kaolins.
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Hyphenation of kaolin
kaolin
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- kaolin is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
kaolin synonyms
Meaning china clay:
Anagrams of kaolin
Words that rhyme with kaolin
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