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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

barium sulphatebarytesheavy sparheavy sparbarytes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”), βαρύτης (barútēs, “weight”).

Related phrases

barium sulphatebologna stonechemical formula

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