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 Definitions of bauxite  [ˈbɔk saɪt, ˈboʊ zaɪt]  

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Definition of 'bauxite' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bauxite
a claylike rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum.

Etymology:  (1860–65; < F (1821), after Les Baux, near Arles in S France, from where it was obtained)

Definition of 'bauxite' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bauxite
a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst


Definition of 'bauxite' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) bauxite
alt. of Beauxite



'bauxite' - Nearby Entries  

baulk  baulk-line  baum  bauxite  bauxitic  bavaria  bavarian blue  



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