BAUXITE


Meaning of BAUXITE in English

— bauxitic /bawk sit"ik, boh zit"-/ , adj.

/bawk"suyt, boh"zuyt/ , n.

a rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum.

[ 1860-65; named after Les Baux, near Arles in S France; see -ITE 1 ]

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