kaolin- root words — words with the kaolin- root

The root kaolin- comes from Chinese kaolin, meaning china clay (from Gaoling 'high ridge', the Chinese hill it was mined from). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including kaolinosis. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the kaolin- root

Explore words with kaolin- — words containing the kaolin- root and sharing its sense of "china clay (from Gaoling 'high ridge', the Chinese hill it was mined from)". Examples include kaolinosis. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does kaolin- mean?

The kaolin- root means china clay (from Gaoling 'high ridge', the Chinese hill it was mined from), from Chinese kaolin. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.