Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Kaolin

Kaolin , noun

[Chin. kao-ling.]

(Mineralogy) 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.

The name is now applied to all porcelain clays which endure the fire without discoloration.

Also: Kaoline