English Explanatory Dictionary

kaolin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈkeɪ.ə.lɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kaolin.wav

Word forms

kaolin kaolins kaoline

Etymology

From French kaolin, François Xavier d'Entrecolles's irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 高嶺土 /高岭土 (gāolǐngtǔ, “Gaoling earth”), from 高嶺 /高岭 (Gāolǐng, “High Ridge”), a village in Fuliang County, Jingdezhen Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, that became Jingdezhen's primary source of this kind of clay during the early to mid-Qing dynasty.

Synonyms

china clay E559 paper clay lithomarge lithomarga kaoline kaolinite

Derived words

kaolinate kaolin-cephalin clotting time kaolin clotting time kaolinic kaolinite kaolinization kaolinize kaolinosis kaowool metakaolin
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