meaning of kaoline
1. 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.
2. 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
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