kaolin
noun/ˈkeɪəlɪn/
/ˈkeɪəlɪn/
(also china clay)
[uncountable]- a type of fine white clay used in some medicines and in making porcelain for cups, plates, etc.Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from Chinese gāolǐng, literally ‘high hill’, the name of a mountain in Jiangxi province where the clay is found.
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