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BAUXITIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling or containing bauxite
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
bauxite (a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst)
Derivation:
bauxite (a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst)