Definitions of kaolin
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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)synonyms: china clay, china stone, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra albatype of:claya very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
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