kaolin

== English == === Alternative forms === kaoline === Etymology === From French kaolin, François Xavier d'Entrecolles's irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 高嶺土 / 高岭土 (gāolǐngtǔ, “Gaoling earth”), from 高嶺 / 高岭 (Gāolǐng, “High Ridge”), a village in Fuliang County, Jingdezhen Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, that became Jingdezhen's primary source of this kind of clay during the early to mid-Qing dynasty. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkeɪ.ə.lɪn/ === Noun === kaolin (countable and uncountable, plural kaolins) A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, papermaking, etc. ==== Synonyms ==== china clay, E559, paper clay, lithomarge, lithomarga, kaoline, kaolinite ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1] (etymology) Needham, Joseph & al. (2004), Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. V: Chemistry..., Pt. 12: Ceramic Technology, p. 220. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkaolɪn] IPA(key): [ˈkaoliːn] === Noun === kaolin m inan alternative form of kaolín ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === From the Chinese words 高嶺／高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ɔ.lɛ̃/ === Noun === kaolin m (plural kaolins) kaolin === Further reading === “kaolin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French kaolin, from Chinese 高嶺／高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”). === Noun === kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable) (mineralogy) kaolin ==== Synonyms ==== porselensjord === References === “kaolin” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “kaolin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From French kaolin, from Chinese 高嶺／高岭 (Gāolǐng, “high hill”). === Noun === kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable) (mineralogy) kaolin ==== Synonyms ==== porselensjord === References === “kaolin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaǒliːn/ Hyphenation: ka‧o‧lin === Noun === kaòlīn m inan (Cyrillic spelling као̀лӣн) kaolin ==== Declension ====