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There are several issues why we are opposed to bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam agency region, like environmental pollution, threat to rivers, and tourism.
Kishore Chandra Deo

Meaning of "bauxite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BAUXITE

From French, from (Les) Baux in southern France, where it was originally found.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BAUXITE

bauxite  [ˈbɔːksaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAUXITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bauxite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAUXITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Bauxite

Bauxite, an aluminium ore, is the world's main source of aluminium. It consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO and diaspore α-AlO, mixed with the two iron oxides goethite and haematite, the clay mineral kaolinite and small amounts of anatase TiO2. Bauxite was named by the French geologist Pierre Berthier in 1821 after the village of Les Baux in Provence, southern France, where he discovered it and was the first to recognize that it contained aluminium.

Definition of bauxite in the English dictionary

The definition of bauxite in the dictionary is a white, red, yellow, or brown amorphous claylike substance comprising aluminium oxides and hydroxides, often with such impurities as iron oxides. It is the chief ore of aluminium. General formula: Al2O3. nH2O.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAUXITE


anthracite
ˈænθrəˌsaɪt
axite
ˈæksaɪt
cite
saɪt
eutaxite
juːˈtæksaɪt
excite
ɪkˈsaɪt
eyesight
ˈaɪˌsaɪt
fansite
ˈfænsaɪt
foresight
ˈfɔːˌsaɪt
fuchsite
ˈfuːksaɪt
hindsight
ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt
homesite
ˈhəʊmˌsaɪt
insight
ˈɪnˌsaɪt
on-site
ˌɒnˈsaɪt
out-of-sight
ˌaʊtəvˈsaɪt
oversight
ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt
parasite
ˈpærəˌsaɪt
recite
rɪˈsaɪt
sight
saɪt
site
saɪt
website
ˈwɛbˌsaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAUXITE

baudrons
bauera
Bauhaus
bauhinia
baulk
baulk line
baulker
baulkier
baulkiest
baulkily
baulkiness
baulky
Baum
Baumgarten
baur
bausond
Bautzen
bauxitic
bavardage

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAUXITE

black and white
black-and-white
despite
elite
favourite
in black and white
in the white
invite
lite
petite
quite
satellite
suite
the white
tout de suite
ulexite
visite
white
write
zeuxite

Synonyms and antonyms of bauxite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bauxite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAUXITE

Find out the translation of bauxite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bauxite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bauxite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铝土矿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bauxita
570 millions of speakers

English

bauxite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बॉक्साइट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البوكسيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бокситы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bauxite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বক্সাইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bauxite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bauksit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bauxit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボーキサイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보크 사이트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bauksit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bauxite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாக்சைட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉक्साइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boksit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bauxite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boksytu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боксити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bauxită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βωξίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bauxiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bauxit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bauxitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bauxite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAUXITE»

The term «bauxite» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAUXITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bauxite

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QUOTES WITH «BAUXITE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bauxite.
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Kishore Chandra Deo
There are several issues why we are opposed to bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam agency region, like environmental pollution, threat to rivers, and tourism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAUXITE»

Discover the use of bauxite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bauxite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bauxite
click here for a presentation of the series featuresAustralia is one of the worlds richest countries for mineral resources, with thousands of jobs and much of our national wealth coming from minerals manufactured into products or exported ...
Michael Pelusey, Jane Pelusey, 2009
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Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Uses
The titanium minerals found in bauxite include ihe primary minerals ilmenite or rutile and titanifer- ous magnetite, and the secondary minerals anatase and leucoxene (TiO2) formed during weathering. Titaniferous hematite and sphene ...
Jessica Elzea Kogel, 2006
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Essential Readings in Light Metals, Alumina and Bauxite
CHINESE BAUXITE AND ITS INFLUENCES ON ALUMINA PRODUCTION IN CHINA Gu Songqing Zhengzhou Research Institute of Chalco, No.82 Jiyuan Rd., Zhengzhou, Henan, China 450041 Keywords: bauxite, diaspore, reserve, ...
Don Donaldson, Benny Raahauge, 2013
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A report on the bauxite and fullers' earth of the coastal ...
Page Hall, W. A., fullers earth on property of 231-233 Hancock, David, cited 105, 134 Harlem, fullers earth near. . .258-259 Hardee bauxite mine 326 Hardness of fullers earth 298 Harris. G. H 66 Haskins. D., cited 292 Hatcher. R. R., fullers ...
Harold Kurtz Shearer, 1917
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Lateritic bauxites
This book provides the first comprehensive geologic-genetic and economic evaluation of these deposits on a world-wide scale. The authors of this book spent most of their life in bauxite exploration and in scientific bauxite research.
György Bárdossy, G. J. J. Aleva, 1990
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The Geology of Central Europe: Mesozioc and cenozoic
Number Deposit Mineral association Age of formation 147 Nagyegyhaza (H| Bauxite Eocene 148 Gant(H) Bauxite Eocene 149 Iszkaszentgyorgy (H) Bauxite Eocene 150 Fenyofo (H) Bauxite Eocene 151 Dudar (H) Bauxite Eocene 152 Zirc  ...
Tom McCann, 2008
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Guyana: From State Control to Free Markets
Table 7.12: Estimates of the Speed of Adjustment, and the Price Elasticity of Supply for Agricultural Aggregates 7.3: The Mining Sector Foreign investors developed the bauxite sector. There are two main bauxite operations, namely, the Linden ...
John Gafar, 2003
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Geology of North-west Borneo: Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah
The total production of washed bauxite ore was 1.617 × 106 t. Since 1959, bauxite was Sarawak's most valuable mineral commodity and peak production of 2.80 × 105 t was attained in 1961. The deposits all occurred in the Sematan district of ...
Charles Strachan Hutchison, 2005
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Light Metals 2011
Light Metals 2011 Edited by: Stephen J. Lindsay TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 201 I Abstract Indian bauxite deposits are grouped into five categories namely Eastern Ghats, Central Indian, West Coast, Gujarat and Jarnmu ...
Stephen J. Lindsay, 2011
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第27届国际地质会议文集
MAIN TYPES OF BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN HUNGARY BARDOSSY, Gy.; SZANTNER, F.; SZABO, E. and HEGEDUSNE KONCZ, M. Magyar Aluminiumipari Troszt, Budapest, Hungary. l . INTRODUCTION In Hungary the bauxite deposits belong ...
‎1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAUXITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bauxite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bauxite shipping crew underpaid and starved
The bulk carrier was chartered by Rio Tinto as a coastal trader to carry bauxite from Weipa and Gove to the Alcan Yarwun Refinery north of ... «Australian Mining, Jul 15»
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Global Bauxite Mining Market to 2020 report just published
Global Bauxite Mining Industry to 2020 report contains an overview of the global bauxite mining industry together global reserves and reserves ... «CMO, Jul 15»
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Guinea eyes exporting 40 mln tons of bauxite by 2024
CONAKRY, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Guinea plans to increase its bauxite export from the current 17 million tons to 40 million tons per year by the year ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
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Weather Affects Bauxite Shipment, Says Qiu
Xinfa expects 400,000 tonnes of bauxite to be extracted from the new ... A total of 79,500 metric tonnes of bauxite were shipped off in April and ... «Fiji Sun Online, Jun 15»
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Aziana Limited closes in on US$2M sale of bauxite project
Aziana Limited (ASX:AZK) is close to bagging US$2 million (A$2.6 million) from the sale of its wholly-owned bauxite project in Madagascar. «Proactive Investors Australia, Jun 15»
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Noranda Aluminum (NOR) Hires President for Bauxite, Alumina Units
Noranda Aluminum (NYSE: NOR) announced the hiring of Julio Costa as President of the Company's Bauxite and Alumina business. Noranda ... «StreetInsider.com, Jun 15»
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Centre hikes bauxite output limit of only non-captive mine in Odisha
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has granted environmental clearances to KJST bauxite and iron ore mines ... «Business Standard, Jun 15»
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Bauxite energy project delays won't derail three-year electricity …
JIS Photo Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr Vincent Lawrence (left), speaks at a press briefing at the Office of the ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jun 15»
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Asdion wins 4 million tonne bauxite supply deal to China
China is seeking alternative supplies after Indonesia halted shipments of raw ore including bauxite, nickel and copper, in January 2014. «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»
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Controlling of the Grade of Bauxite for Aluminum and Refractory …
The main ore of aluminum is bauxite, which is a combination of a number of minerals. The typical bauxite grade useable in the Bayer process ... «Azom.com, Jun 15»

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