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baux⋅ite

  [bawk-sahyt, boh-zahyt]
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–noun
a rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum.
Origin:
1860–65; named after Les Baux, near Arles in S France; see -ite 1

Related forms:
baux⋅it⋅ic  [bawk-sit-ik, boh-zit-] , adjective
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baux·ite   (bôk'sīt')   
n.  The principal ore of aluminum, composed mainly of hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides.

[After Les Baux, a commune of southeast France.]
baux·it'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

bauxite 
1861, clayey mineral containing aluminum, from Fr., from Les Baux, near Soles, where it was first found. The place name is from Prov. Li Baus, lit. "the precipices."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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bauxite   (bôk'sīt')  Pronunciation Key 
A soft, whitish to reddish-brown rock consisting mainly of hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides along with silica, silt, iron hydroxides, and clay minerals. Bauxite forms from the breakdown of clays and is a major source of aluminum.
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