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boehmite

(bām′īt′, bōm′-)

noun

a soft, orthorhombic mineral, hydrous aluminum oxide, AlO(OH), that is a chief component of some bauxites

Origin: Ger böhmit, after J. Böhm, 20th-c. mineralogist

See boehmite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A white to dark reddish-brown orthorhombic mineral, AlO(OH), present in bauxite.

Origin:

Origin: German Böhmit

Origin: , after J. Böhm (1858-1930), German scientist

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