gibbsite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *gibbsite*:
NOUN	substance	gibbsite	white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide

English > *gibbsite*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide; a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina.
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substance of	bauxite	A clay-like mineral
Substances	aluminum hydroxide, aluminium hydroxide, hydrated aluminum oxide, hydrated aluminium oxide	white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
Spanish	gibbsita
Catalan	gibbsita

HyperDic: gibbsite