The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beauxite
Beauxite \Beaux"ite\, n. (Min.) See Bauxite.
Beauxite
Bauxite \Baux"ite\, Beauxite \Beaux"ite\,n. [F., fr. Baux or Beaux, near Arles.] (Min.) A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is the most commonly used ore for the preparation of aluminum and alumina. It is also used for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to intense heat.
Wiktionary
beauxite
n. (archaic form of bauxite English)