bauxite

Noun
  1. A clay-like mineral;
    The chief ore of aluminum;
    Composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides;
    Used as an abrasive and catalyst (synset 114692438)
    is a type of: mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
    substance holonym:
    • al, aluminium, aluminum, atomic number 13 - a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
    • atomic number 31, ga, gallium - a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
    • gibbsite - white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide; a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina

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