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Definition of bauxite noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bauxite

noun
 
/ˈbɔːksaɪt/
 
/ˈbɔːksaɪt/
[uncountable]
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  1. a soft mineral from which aluminium is obtained
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Les Baux (the name of a village near Arles in SE France, near which it was first found) + -ite.
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