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.

Other Words From

• kao·lin·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of kaolinize¹

First recorded in 1870–75; kaolin + -ize