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kaolinite

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From kaolin + -ite (see kaolin for more).

noun kaolinites

  1. countable, uncountable A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄; one of the kaolin group of minerals.

    Similar: kaolin, kaoline, lithomarge, lithomarga, china clay, paper clay

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noun Al2Si2O5(OH)4

Españolcaolinita
日本語カオリナイト kaorinaito
中文高嶺石 /高岭石 gāolǐngshí, 觀音土 /观音土 Guānyīntǔ
हिन्दीचीनी मिट्टी cīnī miṭṭī
Portuguêscaulinita
Françaiskaolinite
DeutschKaolinit
Italianocaolinite
Românăcaolinit
Русскийкаолини́т kaolinít

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@misc{kaolinite_2026,
  title = {kaolinite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kaolinite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}