KAOLIN

kaolin. Kaolin, n. a soft earth used in China as one of the materials of porcelain

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{ Ka″o‐lin, Ka″o‐line } (?), n. [[Chin. kao-ling.]] (Min.) A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain; China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the decomposition of common feldspar. ☞ The name is now applied to all porcelain clays which endure the fire without discoloration.