bauxite
bauxite
Definition
baux·ite (bôks′īt′, bō′zīt′)
noun
a soft, claylike sedimentary rock, mainly hydrous aluminum hydroxide, that is the chief ore of aluminum
Etymology: Fr, after (Les) Baux, town near Arles, France
bauxite
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- calcine: For this reason, we proposed Spraygrip with 3-5mm buff calcined bauxite.
- use: Furthermore, all the bauxite used will have to be shipped from overseas, causing extra fossil fuel emissions.
- transport: Environmental problems in mining and transporting the bauxite Think about: Loss of landscape due to mining, processing and transporting the bauxite.
- include: These include bauxite, iron, manganese, tin and copper.
Modifies a noun
- ore: About 90 to 95 percent of the bauxite ore it processes is shipped in from the Alcan mine in Guinea.
- mining: It also advised on intricate tunneling operations beneath Regents Canal; Two new bauxite mining operations in remote mountainous regions of Jamaica.
- mine: In order to transport materials out of one bauxite mine, an aerial conveyor had to be built.
- deposit: Bauxite deposits are recorded in a number of areas on the license.
- aggregate: Standard packs come complete with buff, gray, red, green or blue ( bright colors are coated ) calcined bauxite aggregate.
- chipping: In extreme circumstances the use of an epoxy resin dressing with colored bauxite chippings will provide the ultimate non-skid surface.
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