HyperDic: bauxite

English > 1 sense of the word bauxite:
NOUNsubstancebauxitea clay-like mineral
bauxite > pronunciation
Soundsbao'ksayt
Rhymesacolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...
English > bauxite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst.
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substancesaluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
gallium, Ga, atomic number 31A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element
gibbsitewhite crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide
Spanishbauxita
Catalanbauxita
Adjectivesbauxiticresembling or containing bauxite

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