Definition of kaolin Kaolin

/kawˈlɪn/ - [kawlin] - ka•o•lin

We found 6 definitions of kaolin from 6 different sources.

What does kaolin mean?

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kaolin - a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
		china clay, china stone, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba
		clay United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
		kaopectate trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient

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kaolin (Noun)
A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper- making, etc.

kaolin
kä′o-lin, n. same as China clay. [From the mountain Kao-ling ('high ridge') in China.]

kaolin
A product of decomposition of feldspar, consisting approximately of silica, 45, alumina, 40, water, 15. It was used in electric candles of the Jablochkoff type as a constituent of the insulating layer or colombin. Later it was abandoned for another substance, as it was found that it melted and acted as a conductor.
Kapp Line of Force. A line of force proposed by Kapp. It is equal to 6,000 C. G. S. lines of force, and the unit of area is the square inch. Unfortunately it has been adopted by many manufacturers, but its use should be discouraged, as it is a departure from the uniform system of units.
One Kapp line per square inch = 930 C. G. S. lines per square centimeter.