kaolin

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Recent Examples of kaolin Oil-absorbing kaolin clay keeps shine at bay with zero sparkle, while squalane delivers deep hydration, making this blush a great pick even for drier skin. Allure, 14 Aug. 2025 Unlike traditional slow cookers or casserole dishes made from metal or glazed stoneware, the Claypot Oven uses untreated, mineral-rich kaolin clay as its base. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 July 2025 Quartz is just one of many minerals — there is also mica, feldspar and kaolin — that have kept the area economically relevant for centuries, and that will continue to sustain the region no matter the geopolitical climate, mine workers and local officials say. Mike Belleme, New York Times, 31 May 2025 At the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Karen Scrivener and colleagues developed cements that blend calcined kaolin clay and ground limestone with a small portion of clinker. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for kaolin
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Noun
  • Elements like wicker baskets, wooden benches, or clay planters bring warmth and organic texture to any porch, says Paxton.
    Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The club has no intention of converting any of its 12 green clay tennis courts to pickleball.
    Ethan Singer, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.
    AZCentral.com, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In a few days a thin sheet of water and mud would cover the area.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Israel has been engaged in a war with Gaza since a deadly 2023 terrorist attack on Israeli soil, which has seen ballistic missiles and rockets fired at the country.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Kaolin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kaolin. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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