bauxite

n. 铝矾土, 铝土矿 [化] 铝土矿

发音

UK /ˈbɔːksaɪt/
UK /ˈbɔːksʌɪt/
US /ˈbɔːksaɪt/
US /ˈbaksaɪt/

词形变化

bauxites 复数 bauxites

别名

beauxite

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like mineral, being a mixture of hydrated oxides and hydroxides.

    铝土矿

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

词源

Derived from the name of Les Baux in France, plus + -ite. The /ks/ in the English pronunciation is from a spelling pronunciation.

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