kaolin

kaolin Definition

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

kaolin Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

powdered: When dry, we dust the batt with dry powdered kaolin ( china clay ), which acts as a second protective layer.

Modifies a noun

clay: Some are made out of distinctive white kaolin clay, the same used in porcelain.
suspension: Ultrasonic compression wave propagation in flocculating aqueous kaolin suspensions James C. Austin.
mine: Now, about that kaolin mine it told me was located there.

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