BAUXITE


Meaning of BAUXITE in English

/ ˈbɔːksaɪt; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a soft mineral from which aluminium / aluminum is obtained

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from French , from Les Baux (the name of a village near Arles in SE France, near which it was first found) + -ite .

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