[ˈbɔːksʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an amorphous clayey rock that is the chief commercial ore of aluminium. It consists largely of hydrated alumina with variable proportions of iron oxides


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, from Les Baux(the name of a village near Arles in SE France, near which it was first found) + -ite