Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bauxite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bauxite \Baux"ite\, Beauxite \Beaux"ite\,n. [F., fr. Baux or
Beaux, near Arles.] (Min.)
A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is largely used in the
preparation of aluminium and alumina, and for the lining of
furnaces which are exposed to intense heat.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bauxite
n : a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of
aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an
abrasive and catalyst
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