bauxite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.

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bauxite bauxites

Derived from the name of Les Baux in France, plus + -ite. The /ks/ in the English pronunciation is from a spelling pronunciation.

alumina boehmite diaspore gibbsite laterite

bauxitic nonbauxite

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