"china clay" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: china clays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} china clay (countable and uncountable, plural china clays)
  1. (mineralogy) Kaolin. Wikipedia link: china clay Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (china clay — see also kaolin): каолин (kaolin) [masculine] (Bulgarian), porselensjord [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), porselensjord [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-china_clay-en-noun-D-lY8L9- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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