Beauxite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Beauxite \Beaux"ite\, n. (Min.)
     See {Bauxite}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Bauxite \Baux"ite\, Beauxite \Beaux"ite\,n. [F., fr. Baux or
     Beaux, near Arles.] (Min.)
     A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is the most commonly
     used ore for the preparation of aluminum and alumina. It is
     also used for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to
     intense heat.
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