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1. (n.) kaolin
a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
Etymology: (1720–30; < F < Chin Gāol&ihacek;ng mountain in Jiangxi province)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba
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)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) kaolin
alt. of Kaoline
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. kaolin
a fine white clay, a hydrous silicate of alumina, which does not colour when fired; used in making porcelain; called also China clay.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. kaolin
The most common mineral of a group of hydrated aluminum silicates, approximately H2Al2Si2O8-H2O. It is prepared for pharmaceutical and medicinal purposes by levigating with water to remove sand, etc. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) The name is derived from Kao-ling (Chinese: "high ridge"), the original site. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. kaolin
A product of decomposition of feldspar, consisting approximately of silica, 45, alumina, 40, water, 15. It was used in electric candles of the Jablochkoff type as a constituent of the insulating layer or colombin. Later it was abandoned for another substance, as it was found that it melted and acted as a conductor.
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