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BNC: 28023 COCA: 33523

bauxite

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bauxite /ˈbɑːkˌsaɪt/ noun
bauxite
/ˈbɑːkˌsaɪt/
noun
Learner's definition of BAUXITE
[noncount] technical
: a soft substance that looks like clay and that is the source of aluminum铝土岩;铝土矿;铝矾土
BNC: 28023 COCA: 33523

bauxite

noun

baux·​ite ˈbȯk-ˌsīt How to pronounce bauxite (audio)
ˈbäk-
: an impure mixture of earthy hydrous aluminum oxides and hydroxides that is the principal source of aluminum
bauxitic adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The country is braced for a rapid transitioning from a relatively poor exporter of sugar, gold and bauxite, into one of South America’s richest countries. Kevin Crowley, Bloomberg.com, 29 Apr. 2020 Some in Guyana worry that the government’s preoccupation with oil is already displacing resources from the country’s traditional industries — sugar, rice, bauxite and gold — which are the country’s largest sources of employment. Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020 The Ghanain government is also considering plans to sell some of that land to Chinese developers to mine for bauxite, a mineral important for creating aluminum. National Geographic, 2 Mar. 2020 Income from tourism and bauxite, the main earners of foreign exchange, had plunged in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. The Economist, 9 Nov. 2019 Elsewhere, bauxite mining has had devastating consequences. Stacey Knott, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019 And in Guinea, which supplies Rusal, a Russian aluminium firm, with 27% of its bauxite, Russia is supporting efforts by President Alpha Condé to defy the constitution and run for a third term. The Economist, 24 Oct. 2019 Montenegro sits on significant deposits of minerals such as bauxite and possibly rare-earth elements. Christopher R. O'dea, National Review, 7 Nov. 2019 Last week protesters attempted to tear up Rusal’s bauxite-transporting railway line. The Economist, 21 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

French bauxite, from Les Baux, near Arles, France

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bauxite was in 1861
BNC: 28023 COCA: 33523

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