kaolin

See also kaolín

English

Alternative forms

• kaoline

Etymology

From Mandarin 高陵 (gāolíng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location where this clay was first found.

Noun

Wikipedia kaolin (uncountable)

1. A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkeɪ.ə.lɪn/

Synonyms

• china clay
• E559 when used as an anti-caking agent

Derived terms

• kaolinic
• kaolinite
• kaolinize
• metakaolin

Translations

clay

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓷土 (cmn) (cítǔ)

  Min Nan: 瓷仔土 (nan) (hûi-á-thô͘), 磁仔土 (nan) (hûi-á-thô͘), 碗土 (nan) (óaⁿ-thô͘), 白仁土 (nan) (pe̍h-jîn-thô͘), 白土 (nan) (pe̍h-thô͘)

• Czech: kaolín (cs) m, kaolin (cs) m
• French: kaolin (fr) m
• German: Kaolin (de) n
• Greek: καολίνης (el) (kaolínes)
• Italian: caolino (it) m

• Khmer: ដីឥដ្ឋស (km) (dəy ǝt sɑɑ)
• Kyrgyz: каолин (ky) (kaolín)
• Russian: каолин (ru) (kaolín) m, каолинит (ru) (kaolinít)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: као̀лӣн (sh) m

  Roman: kaòlīn (sh) m

• Spanish: caolín (es) m
• Turkish: kaolin (tr)

References

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1] (etymology)

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Czech

Alternative forms

• kaolín

Etymology

From the Mandarin words 高陵 (gāolíng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.

Noun

kaolin m

1. kaolin

Declension

    declension of kaolin

	singular	plural
nominative	kaolin	kaoliny
genitive	kaolinu	kaolinů
dative	kaolinu	kaolinům
accusative	kaolin	kaoliny
vocative	kaoline	kaoliny
locative	kaolinu, kaolině	kaolinech
instrumental	kaolinem	kaoliny

See also

• keramika
• hrnčířství

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaǒliːn/
• Hyphenation: ka‧o‧lin

Noun

kaòlīn m (Cyrillic spelling као̀лӣн)

1. kaolin

Declension

    declension of kaolin

	singular
nominative	kaòlīn
genitive	kaolína
dative	kaolinu
accusative	kaolin
vocative	kaoline
locative	kaolinu
instrumental	kaolinom