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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.


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Other Words From

  • kao·lin·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kaolinize1

First recorded in 1870–75; kaolin + -ize

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