bauxite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Derived from the name of Les Baux in France, plus + -ite. The /ks/ in the English pronunciation is from a spelling pronunciation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
A thin red stream poured down one of the rises, snaking its way around trees; a river turned red with bauxite?
2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 152:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bauxites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
diaspore · alumina · gibbsite · boehmite · laterite
Translations (37)
pt bauxita (ore) · et boksiit (ore) · hy բոքսիտ (ore) · ca bauxita (ore) · mk бокси́т (ore) · nl bauxiet (ore) · lt boksitas (ore) · eo baŭksito (ore) · nb bauxitt (ore) · nb bauksitt (ore) · pl boksyt (ore) · bg боксит (ore) · cmn 鋁土礦 /铝土矿 (ore) · sk bauxit (ore) · it bauxite (ore) · hu bauxit (ore) · nn bauxitt (ore) · ka ბოქსიტი (ore) · de Bauxit (ore) · fi bauksiitti (ore) · ru бокси́т (ore) · ms bauksit (ore) · tr boksit (ore) · el βωξίτης (ore) · nn bauksitt (ore) · es bauxita (ore) · ja 鉄礬土 (ore) · sv bauxit (ore) · ja ボーキサイト (ore) · th บ็อกไซต์ (ore) · da bauxit (ore) · pt bauxite (ore) · cs bauxit (ore) · sh boksit (ore) · ml ബോക്സൈറ്റ് (ore) · fr bauxite (ore) · tl bawhita (ore)