Bauxite Definition
bôksīt
noun
The principal ore of aluminum, composed mainly of hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides.
American Heritage
A soft, claylike sedimentary rock, mainly hydrous aluminum hydroxide, that is the chief ore of aluminum.
Webster's New World
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A soft, whitish to reddish-brown rock consisting mainly of hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides along with silica, silt, iron hydroxides, and clay minerals. Bauxite forms from the breakdown of clays and is a major source of aluminum.
American Heritage Science
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Other Word Forms of Bauxite
Noun
Singular:
bauxite
Plural:
bauxitesOrigin of Bauxite
After Les Baux , a commune of southeast France
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French from Les Baux in France.
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