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boehmite definition

boehm·ite (bām′īt′, bōm′-)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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