petuntse

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pe=tun=tse

CIDE DICTIONARY

petuntsen. [From Chinese.].
     Powdered fledspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the manufacture of porcelain.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

petuntse, n. a white variable feldspathic mineral used for making porcelain.

Etymology
Chin. baidunzi f. bai white + dun stone + suffix -zi

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