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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)
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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
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1. (noun) bauxite
alt. of Beauxite
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