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protoporcelain

protoporcelain noun: an early Chinese glazed stoneware, from the Han dynasty, that had some of the characteristics of true porcelain without its translucency.

Noun

protoporcelain (usually uncountable, plural protoporcelains)

  1. (usually) An early Chinese glazed stoneware, from the Han dynasty, that had some of the characteristics of true porcelain without its translucency.

Forms of protoporcelain

pluralprotoporcelains

Origin of protoporcelain

From proto- + porcelain.

Questions about protoporcelain

What does protoporcelain mean?
Protoporcelain means an early Chinese glazed stoneware, from the Han dynasty, that had some of the characteristics of true porcelain without its translucency.
What part of speech is protoporcelain?
Protoporcelain is a noun.
What is the plural of protoporcelain?
The plural of protoporcelain is protoporcelains.

Words near protoporcelain in the dictionary

  1. protopods
  2. protopoetic
  3. protopolygonatoside
  4. protopope
  5. protopopes
  6. protoporcelain
  7. protoporcelains
  8. protopore
  9. protopores
  10. protoporphirin
  11. protoporphorin

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