Bauxite

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The principal ore of aluminum, composed mainly of hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is the most commonly used ore for the preparation of aluminum and alumina. It is also used for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A clay found at Les Baux, near Aries in France, and elsewhere, in concretionary grains or oölitic
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst
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    beauxite   
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    mineral   
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