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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bauxite \Baux"ite\, Beauxite \Beaux"ite\,n. [F., fr Baux or Beaux, near Arles.] (Min.) A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is largely used in the preparation of aluminium and alumina, and for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bauxite n : a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Bauxite, AR (town, FIPS 4090) Location: 34.55688 N, 92.52604 W Population (1990): 412 (158 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72011
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