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bauxite
(bɔːksaɪt)
uncountable noun
Bauxite is a clay-like substance from which aluminium is obtained.
bauxite in British English
(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: Al2O3.nH2O
Word origin
C19: from French, from (Les) Baux in southern France, where it was originally foundbauxite in American English
(ˈbɔksˌaɪt; ˈboʊˌzaɪt)
noun
a soft, claylike sedimentary rock, mainly hydrous aluminum hydroxide, that is the chief ore of aluminum
Word origin
Fr, after (Les) Baux, town near Arles, FranceImage ofbauxite
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