different between pumice vs kaolin

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French pomis (“pumice stone”), from Latin p?mex (“pumice stone”). Doublet of pounce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?m?s/

Noun

pumice (countable and uncountable, plural pumices)

1. A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles. As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.

   • The wind blew close to the ground - it rooted among the tussock grass - slithered along the road, so that the white pumice dust swirled in our faces - settled and sifted over us and was like a dry-skin itching for growth on our bodies.

Derived terms

Related terms

• pumiciform
• pumiceous
• pumicate

Translations

Verb

pumice (third-person singular simple present pumices, present participle pumicing, simple past and past participle pumiced)

1. (transitive) To abrade or roughen with pumice.

See also

• pumice stone
• pumiceous

Latin

Noun

p?mice

1. ablative singular of p?mex

English

Alternative forms

• kaoline

Etymology

From French kaolin, from Chinese ????? (G?ol?ng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location where this clay was first found.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ke?.?.l?n/

Noun

kaolin (countable and uncountable, plural kaolins)

1. A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.

Synonyms

• china clay
• E559 when used as an anti-caking agent
• paper clay

Derived terms

Related terms

• kaoliang

Translations

References

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1] (etymology)

Czech

Alternative forms

• kaolín

Noun

kaolin m

1. kaolin

Declension

See also

• keramika
• hrn?í?ství

French

Etymology

From the Chinese words ????? (G?ol?ng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.?.l??/

Noun

kaolin m (plural kaolins)

1. kaolin

Further reading

• “kaolin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French kaolin, from Chinese ????? (G?ol?ng, “high hill”)

Noun

kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) kaolin

Synonyms

• porselensjord

References

• “kaolin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kaolin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French kaolin, from Chinese ????? (G?ol?ng, “high hill”)

Noun

kaolin m (definite singular kaolinen, uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) kaolin

Synonyms

• porselensjord

References

• “kaolin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?li?n/
• Hyphenation: ka?o?lin

Noun

kaòl?n m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. kaolin

Declension