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kao·lin (kā′ə lin)

noun

a fine white clay used in making porcelain, as a filler in textiles, paper, rubber, etc., and in medicine in the treatment of diarrhea

Etymology: Fr < Chin kao-ling (lit., high mountain), name of the hill in Jiangxi Province where it was found

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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