kaolinize

[ key-uh-luh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),ka·o·lin·ized, ka·o·lin·iz·ing.
  1. to convert (minerals containing kaolinite) into kaolin by weathering.

Origin of kaolinize

1
First recorded in 1870–75; kaolin + -ize
  • Also especially British, ka·o·lin·ise .

Other words from kaolinize

  • ka·o·lin·i·za·tion, noun

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