From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkaolinka‧o‧lin /ˈkeɪəlɪn/ noun [uncountable] TIPa type of white clay used in medicine
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kaolin• I prescribed a kaolin antacid mixture to be given night and morning and left the house in a confident frame of mind.• Kaolinite clays are mainly composed of the clay mineral kaolin.• For every tonne of kaolin there are 6 tonnes of sand, 1 tonne of secondary mica and 1 tonne of overburden.• Preparations based on kaolin and chalk are still marketed, for the treatment of diarrhoea.• For example, it will work with kaolin and woven fabrics.Origin kaolin (1700-1800) French Gaoling, name of a hill in China where it was originally obtained 