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Where does “kaolin” come from?

kaolin (French) comes from Mandarin 高嶺.

kaolin (French): kaolin

Definitions

  1. kaolin

Ancestry of “kaolin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mandarin高嶺—

Words derived from “kaolin”

  • kaolin
  • kaolinite
  • kaolinitic
  • metakaolin
  • kaolinization
  • kaolinic
  • kaolinize
  • kaolinosis
  • caolín
  • cao-lanh
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