kaolin
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French kaolin, from Chinese 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location where this clay was first found.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.ə.lɪn/
Noun
kaolin (countable and uncountable, plural kaolins)
- 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.
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Synonyms
- china clay
- E559 when used as an anti-caking agent
- paper clay
Derived terms
- kaolin-cephalin clotting time
- kaolin clotting time
- kaolinic
- kaolinite
- kaolinization
- kaolinize
- kaolinosis
- metakaolin
Related terms
Translations
clay
Czech
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kaolin | kaoliny |
genitive | kaolinu | kaolinů |
dative | kaolinu | kaolinům |
accusative | kaolin | kaoliny |
vocative | kaoline | kaoliny |
locative | kaolinu, kaolině | kaolinech |
instrumental | kaolinem | kaoliny |
French
Etymology
From the Chinese words 高嶺/高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ɔ.lɛ̃/
Further reading
- “kaolin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norwegian Bokmål
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Synonyms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaǒliːn/
- Hyphenation: ka‧o‧lin
Declension
Declension of kaolin
singular | |
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nominative | kaòlīn |
genitive | kaolína |
dative | kaolinu |
accusative | kaolin |
vocative | kaoline |
locative | kaolinu |
instrumental | kaolinom |
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