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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French kaolin, from Mandarin 高陵 (gāolíng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaoˈlin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: ca‧o‧lín
Noun
caolín m (plural caolines)
- kaolin
- Synonym: caolinita
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