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Terra alba   /tˈɛrə ˈælbə/   Listen
Terra alba

noun
1.
Finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment.
2.
Fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather.  Synonym: pipeclay.
3.
A fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper).  Synonyms: china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay.






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