bauxite
[ bawk-sahyt, boh-zahyt ]
/ ˈbɔk saɪt, ˈboʊ zaɪt /
noun
a rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum.
Origin of bauxite
1860–65; named after
Les Baux, near Arles in S France; see
-ite1
OTHER WORDS FROM bauxite
baux·it·ic [bawk-sit-ik, boh-zit-] /bɔkˈsɪt ɪk, boʊˈzɪt-/, adjectiveWords nearby bauxite
baumé scale,
bauru,
bauson,
bausond,
bautzen,
bauxite,
bav.,
bavaria,
bavarian,
bavarian cream,
bavarois
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British Dictionary definitions for bauxite
bauxite
/ (ˈbɔːksaɪt) /
noun
a white, red, yellow, or brown amorphous claylike substance comprising aluminium oxides and hydroxides, often with such impurities as iron oxides. It is the chief ore of aluminium. General formula: Al 2 O 3 . n H 2 O
Word Origin for bauxite
C19: from French, from (
Les)
Baux in southern France, where it was originally found
Scientific definitions for bauxite
bauxite
[ bôk′sīt′ ]
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.