English noun: china clay | |||
1. | china clay (substance) 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) | ||
Synonyms | china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clay | ||
Substance meronym | Kaopectate | ||
Domain category members | art paper | ||