kaolinite

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noun

A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄; one of the kaolin group of minerals.

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Meanings

nounkaolinite (countable and uncountable, plural kaolinites)

plural kaolinites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄; one of the kaolin group of minerals.

    Synonyms: kaolin, kaoline, lithomarge, lithomarga, china clay, paper clay

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄; one of the kaolin group of minerals.

Similar
kaolinkaolinelithomargelithomargachina claypaper clay
Also see
kaolinlithomargepholerite

Origin

From kaolin + -ite (see kaolin for more).

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Translations

Catalan caolinita
  • caolinitaAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Chinese Mandarin 高嶺石 /高岭石, 觀音土 /观音土
  • 高嶺石 /高岭石 (gāolǐngshí)Al2Si2O5(OH)4
  • 觀音土 /观音土 (Guānyīntǔ)Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Czech kaolinit
  • kaolinitAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Esperanto kaolinito
  • kaolinitoAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Estonian kaoliniit
  • kaoliniitAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Finnish kaoliniitti
  • kaoliniittiAl2Si2O5(OH)4
French kaolinite
  • kaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4
German Kaolinit
  • KaolinitAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Hindi चीनी मिट्टी
  • चीनी मिट्टी (cīnī miṭṭī)Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Hungarian kaolinit
  • kaolinitAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Italian caolinite
  • caoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Japanese カオリナイト
  • カオリナイト (kaorinaito)Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Polish kaolinit
  • kaolinitAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Portuguese caulinita
  • caulinitaAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Romanian caolinit
  • caolinitAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Russian каолини́т
  • каолини́т (kaolinít)Al2Si2O5(OH)4
Slovak kaolinit
  • kaolinitAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Spanish caolinita
  • caolinitaAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Turkish kaolinit
  • kaolinitAl2Si2O5(OH)4
Cite this entry
APA

kaolinite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaolinite

MLA

“kaolinite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaolinite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaolinite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaolinite.

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