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clay vs kaolin

kaolin vs clay

clay and kaolin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clay Yes No No No
kaolin Yes No No No
As nouns, kaolin is a hyponym of clay; that is, kaolin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clay:
  • clay: a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
  • kaolin: a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
clay (noun) kaolin (noun)
the dead body of a human being a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
Difference between clay and kaolin

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