Dictionary Entry
bauxite
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/BAWK-site/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)A reddish rock that is the main source of aluminum metal.
In a Sentence
“Bauxite is mined, refined into alumina, and then smelted to produce the aluminum used in soda cans.”
Origin
Named 1821 after Les Baux, France, where first found.
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