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词汇 kaolin
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Definition of kaolin in English:

kaolin

noun ˈkeɪəlɪnˈkeɪələn
mass noun
  • A fine soft white clay, resulting from the natural decomposition of other clays or feldspar. It is used for making porcelain and china, as a filler in paper and textiles, and in medicinal absorbents.

    高岭土,瓷土。亦称CHINA CLAY

    Also called china clay
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were the first to use kaolin clay for porcelains, so that when thin enough, the walls revealed breathtaking translucency.
    • Other talc alternatives include slippery elm bark, kaolin clay and bentonite clay.
    • The white kaolin clay has extra fine particles that simultaneously thwart insects and act as an alkaline barrier to fungal spores.
    • Surprisingly, many of these are inorganic minerals; for example talc and kaolin or china clay.
    • They also noted that much kaolin is in or near decomposed porphyry bodies that overlie the largest ore shoots in the Leadville Dolomite.
    • An extensive residue of white kaolin clay pigment is preserved on the exterior surface, which also exhibits extensive striations and wear, apparently the result of the processing and working of the pigment on the dish.
    • In contrast with the white kaolin clay, ndimba cannot be found as such in nature: clumps of black river clay (kala tuma) are burned in an open fire until they turn red.
    • He limits himself to a few colors, employing the off-white of kaolin and such dark earth tones as red, brown and black in his allover, schematic compositions.
    • But the fine, white clay called kaolin was essential.
    • A mixture of 33% kaolin and 67% fine sand by dry weight was used to prepare the K33 soil specimen.

Derivatives

  • kaolinize

  • verb ˈkeɪəlɪnʌɪzˈkeɪələˌnaɪz
    [with object]
    • Convert into kaolin.

      the material has been highly kaolinized, with no original shell preserved
      Example sentencesExamples
      • kaolinized sandstone
      • The material has been highly kaolinized, with no original shell material preserved.
      • Some of the feldspars are altered to the pale-greenish or whitish kaolinized and sericitized stage.
      • No shell material has been found, which in view of the highly kaolinized, tropically weathered nature of the matrix is not surprising.
  • kaolinic

  • adjective -ˈlɪnɪk

Origin

Early 18th century: from French, from Chinese gāolǐng, literally 'high hill', the name of a mountain in Jiangxi province where the clay is found.

Definition of kaolin in US English:

kaolin

nounˈkāələnˈkeɪələn
  • A fine soft white clay, resulting from the natural decomposition of other clays or feldspar. It is used for making porcelain and china, as a filler in paper and textiles, and in medicinal absorbents.

    高岭土,瓷土。亦称CHINA CLAY

    Also called china clay
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An extensive residue of white kaolin clay pigment is preserved on the exterior surface, which also exhibits extensive striations and wear, apparently the result of the processing and working of the pigment on the dish.
    • But the fine, white clay called kaolin was essential.
    • The white kaolin clay has extra fine particles that simultaneously thwart insects and act as an alkaline barrier to fungal spores.
    • They also noted that much kaolin is in or near decomposed porphyry bodies that overlie the largest ore shoots in the Leadville Dolomite.
    • Surprisingly, many of these are inorganic minerals; for example talc and kaolin or china clay.
    • Other talc alternatives include slippery elm bark, kaolin clay and bentonite clay.
    • A mixture of 33% kaolin and 67% fine sand by dry weight was used to prepare the K33 soil specimen.
    • In contrast with the white kaolin clay, ndimba cannot be found as such in nature: clumps of black river clay (kala tuma) are burned in an open fire until they turn red.
    • He limits himself to a few colors, employing the off-white of kaolin and such dark earth tones as red, brown and black in his allover, schematic compositions.
    • They were the first to use kaolin clay for porcelains, so that when thin enough, the walls revealed breathtaking translucency.

Origin

Early 18th century: 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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