dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/kao_MW.json
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{
"kaolin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a fine usually white clay that is used in ceramics and refractories, as a filler or extender, and in medicine especially as an adsorbent in the treatment of diarrhea":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0101-\u0259-l\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Brady and his colleagues stuck their beeswax templates onto a slab of sandstone, then spattered it with paint from white kaolin clay and water. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 2 June 2020",
"When mixed with water and sprayed, the kaolin clay product creates a white particle film on foliage and fruit that confuses the insects. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 11 May 2020",
"Look for ingredients like glycolic acid, salicylic acid, charcoal, and kaolin (a kind of white clay). \u2014 Deanna Pai, Glamour , 4 Sep. 2019",
"To make fewer washes count, apply Playa\u2019s Healing Hair Masque after shampooing, which contains scalp rebalancing kaolin clay, as well as amla oil to strengthen strands and prevent premature fading. \u2014 Caitie Kelly, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2020",
"If your skin is particularly dry or sensitive, consider this soap by Honest Amish, which calls upon naturally occurring white kaolin clay. \u2014 Billy Cadden, Popular Science , 28 Mar. 2019",
"This mask is made with a blend of charcoal, volcanic ash, and kaolin and bentonite clays to remove impurities, exfoliate, absorb excess oils, remove toxins, and reduce inflammation. \u2014 Tanisha Pina, Allure , 1 Aug. 2018",
"To avoid this problem, keep plants indoors until early summer, or cover outdoor plants with floating row cover or dust the foliage with kaolin clay (re-apply it after rain). \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 27 July 2018",
"It\u2019s made of cornstarch and kaolin clay, among a few moisturizing ingredients like shea butter, and is scented with jasmine. \u2014 Louise Green, SELF , 5 July 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"French kaolin , from Gaoling hill in China":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1741, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162830"
},
"kaolinic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or resembling kaolin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u0101\u0259\u00a6linik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary kaolin + -ic":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175351"
},
"kaoliang":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various grain sorghums that have slender dry pithy stalks, open erect panicles, and small white or brown seeds and are grown chiefly in China and Manchuria for their grain which is used for food and stalks which are used for fodder, thatching, and fuel":[],
": a spiritous liquor made in China from the juice of kaoliang stalks":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6kau\u0307l\u0113\u00a6\u00e4\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Chinese (Pekingese) k\u0227o 1 liang 2 , literally, tall grain, from kao 1 high, tall + liang 2 grain":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182552"
},
"Kao-ch\u00fc-li":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a people of probable Tungusic affinities inhabiting the Yalu river region of Korea and Manchuria from the 1st to the 7th centuries a.d.":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6kau\u0307ch\u0259\u00a6l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232443"
},
"Kao":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Charles K(uen) 1933\u20132018 British (Chinese-born) physicist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kau\u0307"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104354"
},
"kaolinite":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a white mineral consisting of a hydrous silicate of aluminum that constitutes the principal mineral in kaolin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0101-\u0259-l\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144523"
},
"kaolinization":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the development of kaolin by metasomatism":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u0101\u0259\u02cclin-",
"k\u0101\u02cc\u014dl\u0259\u0307n-",
"\u02cck\u0101\u0259l\u0259\u0307n\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u0101sh\u0259n",
"-\u02ccn\u012b\u02c8z-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary kaolinize + -ation":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190833"
}
}