Word
bauxite, n.
(bauxites)
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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bauxite
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derivationally related form
bauxitic
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substance meronym
aluminum, aluminium, Al, atomic number 13
gallium, Ga, atomic number 31
gibbsite
hypernym
mineral