English Explanatory Dictionary

red mud

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mixture of solid and metallic oxide-bearing impurities that is a waste product of bauxite refinement.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, mud.

Word forms

red mud

Etymology

Named for its red color, which comes mostly from iron(III) oxide.

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