Synonyms for kaolin

Grammar : Noun

Spell : key-uh-lin

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ ə lɪn

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Définition of kaolin

Origin : "china clay," 1727, from French kaolin (1712), from Chinese Kao-ling, old-style transliteration of the name of a mountain in Jiangxi, China (near which it was originally dug up), from Chinese gao "high" + ling "mountain, hill."

As in clay : noun workable earth material

Example sentences :

Besides, was not Kaolin himself the bosom friend of her brother Ludwig?
Extract from : « Gaspar the Gaucho » by Mayne Reid

For is not Kaolin now cacique—he who saved them from death and destruction?
Extract from : « Gaspar the Gaucho » by Mayne Reid

And what is this kaolin of which Will had discovered so grand a store?
Extract from : « Menhardoc » by George Manville Fenn

Kaolin or china clay is usually fine, white, and refractory.
Extract from : « The Potter's Craft » by Charles F. Binns

It is not, therefore, composed simply of kaolin and petuntse.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

Both feldspar and kaolin are described in the preceding chapter.
Extract from : « Geology » by William J. Miller

The white powder is for the most part an impure, silicious, kaolin.
Extract from : « Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.No. 6. [New Series.], August 10, 1878 » by Various

Kaolin had been found at Alenon, but the porcelain made from it was not pure in color.
Extract from : « The Ceramic Art » by Jennie J. Young

The following may be taken as the mean composition: Bone, 47; kaolin, 34; felspar, 19.
Extract from : « The Ceramic Art » by Jennie J. Young

In that for table ware the proportions are: kaolin, 37; felspar, 33; quartz, 30.
Extract from : « The Ceramic Art » by Jennie J. Young

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