bauxite
a rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum.
Origin of bauxite
1Other words from bauxite
- baux·it·ic [bawk-sit-ik, boh-zit-], /bɔkˈsɪt ɪk, boʊˈzɪt-/, adjective
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How to use bauxite in a sentence
In the case of medical PPE, those useful chemicals include ethylene, propylene, propane, butane, bauxite, gasline, and sulfur.
This new recycling system could keep COVID PPE out of landfills | Sara Kiley Watson | February 1, 2022 | Popular-ScienceLocals described the flood of sludge, a byproduct from refining bauxite rock for industrial powder, as a “mini-tsunami.”
5 famous environmental disasters where humans and nature healed together | Meera Subramanian | February 16, 2021 | Popular-Sciencebauxite or aluminum ore is mined in France, and 60 per cent.
A Journey Through France in War Time | Joseph G. Butler, Jr.bauxite, hydrated alumina, is also used for the same purpose—that is, for the preparation of sulphate of alumina.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerAlumina as a refractory material is chiefly used in the form of bauxite, but its applications are somewhat special.
Aluminum is now made from a mineral called "bauxite," found chiefly in Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas.
Diggers in the Earth | Eva March Tappanbauxite is a rather mischievous mineral and sometimes acts as if it delighted in playing tricks upon managers of mines.
Diggers in the Earth | Eva March Tappan
British Dictionary definitions for bauxite
/ (ˈbɔːksaɪt) /
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: Al 2 O 3 . n H 2 O
Origin of bauxite
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Scientific definitions for bauxite
[ bôk′sīt′ ]
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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