bauxite
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Definition of bauxite
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
“A thin red stream poured down one of the rises, snaking its way around trees; a river turned red with bauxite?”
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Etymology
Derived from the name of Les Baux in France, plus + -ite. The /ks/ in the English pronunciation is from a spelling pronunciation.
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