bauxite

See also: Bauxite

English

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from French of the name of Les Baux in France, plus + -ite.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɔːksaɪt/
  • (file)

Noun

bauxite (countable and uncountable, plural bauxites)

  1. The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.

Translations


French

Etymology

from Les Baux in France.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

bauxite f (uncountable)

  1. bauxite

Further reading


Italian

Noun

bauxite f (plural bauxiti)

  1. (mineralogy) bauxite

Derived terms


Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bau‧xi‧te

Noun

bauxite f (plural bauxites)

  1. European Portuguese standard spelling of bauxita.
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