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bauxite
[ bawk-sahyt, boh-zahyt ]
noun
- a rock consisting of aluminum oxides and hydroxides with various impurities: the principal ore of aluminum.
bauxite
/ ˈɔːɪ /
noun
- a white, red, yellow, or brown amorphous claylike substance comprising aluminium oxides and hydroxides, often with such impurities as iron oxides. It is the chief ore of aluminium. General formula: Al 2 O 3 . n H 2 O
bauxite
/ ô′ī′ /
- A soft, whitish to reddish-brown rock consisting mainly of hydrous aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides along with silica, silt, iron hydroxides, and clay minerals. Bauxite forms from the breakdown of clays and is a major source of aluminum.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܳ·· [bawk-, sit, -ik, boh-, zit, -], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bauxite1
Example Sentences
For its part, the US continues to be happy to buy Guyana's key exports of crude oil, gold and bauxite, which is the ore from which aluminium is extracted.
Along with gold, the country has resources of oil, gas, diamonds, bauxite and lithium among other things.
“The region has significant natural reserves of key critical minerals vital for clean energy technologies, including nickel, tin, rare-earth elements, and bauxite,” the report said.
Similar electrolytic techniques have been used for decades to extract aluminum from bauxite.
The first step in making aluminum is to mine a rock called bauxite, which is rich in aluminum oxide, also known as alumina.
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