Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kaoline"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kaolin \Ka"o*lin\, Kaoline \Ka"o*line\, n. [Chin. kao-ling.]
(Min.)
A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an
impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain;
China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the
decomposition of common feldspar.
Note: The name is now applied to all porcelain clays which
endure the fire without discoloration.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
kaoline
n : 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) [syn: {china
clay}, {china stone}, {kaolin}, {porcelain clay}, {terra
alba}]
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