bauxite

See also: Bauxite

English

Etymology

French from Les Baux in France, + -ite.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːksaɪt/

Noun

bauxite (countable and uncountable, plural bauxites)

  1. The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.

Translations


French

Etymology

from Les Baux in France.

Noun

bauxite f (uncountable)

  1. bauxite

Further reading


Italian

Noun

bauxite f (plural bauxiti)

  1. (mineralogy) bauxite

Derived terms

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