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kaolin
- /ˈkeɪ.ə.lɪn/
Where it comes from
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.
noun kaolins · kaoline
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A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc.
The composition of the Eastern or proper China ware, according to accounts that have great marks of authenticity, is from two earths; one of which is, as was before mentioned, vitrescent, and is called Petunse; the other a refractory or apyrous earth; and called Kaolin.
Similar: china clay, E559, paper clay, lithomarge, lithomarga, kaoline, kaolinite
Translations
Talk about this word "kaolin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kaolin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kaolin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kaolin "kaolin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kaolin.Cite this
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title = {kaolin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
