kaolin

Examples

• All

• But the waterproof kaolin keeps water from direct contact with the leaf surface.

  Academic text (2000)

• Under drought conditions, kaolin-coated trees often photosynthesize faster than uncoated trees.

  Academic text (2000)

• A water-repelling kaolin formula may have other applications.

  Academic text (2000)

• A tiny bit of kaolin is already in aspirin and some other tablets.

  Academic text (2000)

• Among its many uses, kaolin gives paper its whiteness and is used in paint, pottery, and cosmetics.

  Academic text (2000)

• You have some kaolin, no parabens, no petroleum, no BHT, no silicones, no mineral oil.

• In the Kearneysville orchards last summer, kaolin-coated trees photosynthesized up to 30 percent faster than uncoated trees, says Glenn.

  Academic text (2000)

• Glenn stresses that "specially formulated kaolin has the potential to greatly reduce pesticide use on conventionally grown crops."

  Academic text (2000)

• In his tests in environmental chambers, kaolin-treated tomato and bean plants have withstood temperatures as low as 21 Fahrenheit (-6 Celsius).

  Academic text (2000)

• Kaolin is commonly used in ceramics to create smooth, white kaolin.

Synonyms

C

clay

vskaolin

171 1.0

A heavy sticky earth that is soft when wet and used to make pots and bricks

is a specific fine white type produced by weathering aluminous minerals

K

kaolinite

vskaolin

• Specialized

1 9.9

A soft white or pale clay mineral used to make porcelain and pottery

is the processed clay product rather than the single mineral component

K

kaoline

vskaolin

• UK

9.5

A fine white clay that people use to make ceramics and paper and to absorb liquids

is the same material but presented as an alternative spelling form

C

china clay

vskaolin

• UK

4.6

A fine white powder from the ground used for pottery and paper

is focused on the same clay but lists specific uses like absorbent and filler

C

china stone

vskaolin

• Specialized

9.4

A fine white clay made when rocks break down and used to make pottery and as a filler

is the same material but described more generally beyond that specific term

P

porcelain clay

vskaolin

• Specialized

6.7

Fine white clay used to make porcelain and other ceramics

is used more generally beyond porcelain for paper and absorbent purposes

Surface Forms

Etymology