bauxite

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈbɔːksaɪt/ (UK)
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/ˈbɔːksaɪt/ (UK) · /ˈbɔːksʌɪt/ (UK) · /ˈbɔːksaɪt/ (US) · /ˈbaksaɪt/ (US)

Definition of bauxite

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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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