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Meaning of BARYTA

Pronunciation:  bu'rItu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of several compounds of barium
 
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 See Also: atomic number 56, Ba, barium, barium dioxide, barium hydroxide, barium monoxide, barium oxide, barium peroxide, barium protoxide

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ba*ry"ta\, n. [Gr. ? heavy. Cf. {Baria}.] (Chem.)
An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a
specific gravity above 4.
 
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