bauxite
noun/ˈbɔːksaɪt/UK/ˈbɔːksaɪt/US
Etymology
Derived from the name of Les Baux in France, plus + -ite. The /ks/ in the English pronunciation is from a spelling pronunciation.
Definitions
The principal ore of aluminium
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?
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for bauxite. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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