kaolin
noun /ˈkeɪəlɪn/
/ˈkeɪəlɪn/
(also china clay)
[uncountable]- a type of fine white clay used in some medicines and in making porcelain for cups, plates, etc.
高岭土；瓷土 词源early 18th cent.: from French, from Chinese gāolǐng, literally ‘high hill’, the name of a mountain in Jiangxi province where the clay is found.