Kaolin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fine clay used in ceramics and refractories and as a filler or coating for paper and textiles.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of common feldspar.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A fine variety of clay, resulting from the decomposition of feldspar.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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)
  • Equivalent
    kaoline   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    clay   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    kaolinize    kaolinite    kaolinic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    greensand    bentonite    calc-spar    limestone    talc    salvia    clays    dolomite    marl    gypsum