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bauxitic

bauxitic

9.9
Containing or like the rock bauxite that is rich in aluminium
  • adjective
  • /bɔːˈzɪtɪk/
  • Specialized
: bauxítico
  • The soil in that region is highly bauxitic, making it rich in aluminum minerals.

Examples

  • Plants struggle to grow in bauxitic soils due to their high mineral content.

  • Geologists identified several bauxitic deposits during their survey of the plateau.

  • This soil is bauxitic.

  • The bauxitic soil in this region is rich in aluminum.

  • Geologists identified several bauxitic deposits during their survey of the plateau.

  • Plants struggle to grow in bauxitic soils due to their high mineral content.

  • The soil in that region is highly bauxitic, making it rich in aluminum minerals.

Surface Forms

bauxitic positive

Morphology

bauxitic = bauxite (transparent) = bauxite + ic

The adjective is a regular formation from the noun 'bauxite' with '-ic' meaning 'pertaining to' or 'resembling', so the relation is clear if the base is known.

Etymology

Bauxitic comes from bauxite, a rock named after the French village Les Baux, and bauxite is the main source of 'aluminum'. So bauxitic means 'containing or like bauxite', used for soils or rocks that are rich in aluminum minerals.