kaolinize

[ key-uh-luh-nahyz ]
/ ˈkeɪ ə ləˌnaɪz /

verb (used with object), ka·o·lin·ized, ka·o·lin·iz·ing.

to convert (minerals containing kaolinite) into kaolin by weathering.
Also especially British, ka·o·lin·ise.

Origin of kaolinize

First recorded in 1870–75; kaolin + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM kaolinize

ka·o·lin·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby kaolinize

kaohsiung, kaolack, kaoliang, kaolin, kaolinite, kaolinize, kaolinosis, kaon, kapa haka, kapell, kapellmeister