(usually uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figuratively) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.

plural of porcelain

(transitive) To bake like porcelain.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of porcelainize

present participle of porcelainize

simple past tense and past participle of porcelainize

plural of tender porcelain

A ware imitating hardpaste or natural porcelain.

plural of porcelain aorta

(medicine) Extensive atherosclerotic calcification of the ascending aorta or aortic arch.