Associations to the word «Bauxite»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

BAUXITE, noun. A clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats