caolín

Concepts

kaolin

china clay

clay

kaoline

terra alba

Synonyms

arcilla

kaoline

Translations

Kaolin

caolino

kaolin

καολίνης

kaolin

kaolien

caolí

caulim

Porzellanerde

porseleinaarde

China-klei

caulinita

Porzellanton

Tonerde

Hyphenated as

ca‧o‧lín

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaoˈlin/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: kaolin

In summary

Borrowed from French kaolin, from Mandarin 高陵 (gāolíng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.