kaolin

• kaoline

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.ə.lɪn/

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kaolin (countable and uncountable, plural kaolins)

1. A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.
   • 1757, The Handmaid to the Arts, volume 2:

     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.

   • 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 86:

     Grind with strong arm, the circling chertz betwixt, / Your pure Ka-o-lins and Pe-tun-tses mixt […] .

• china clay
• E559 when used as an anti-caking agent
• paper clay

• kaoliang

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1. (etymology)

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaolɪn]
• IPA^(key): [ˈkaoliːn]

kaolin m inan

1. Alternative form of kaolín

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From the Chinese words 高嶺／高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɔ.lɛ̃/

kaolin m (plural kaolins)

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• “kaolin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Chinese 高嶺／高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”).

kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable)

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• porselensjord

• “kaolin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kaolin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Chinese 高嶺／高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”).

kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable)

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• porselensjord

• “kaolin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /kaǒliːn/
• Hyphenation: ka‧o‧lin

kaòlīn m (Cyrillic spelling као̀лӣн)

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