baric

[bar-ik]

bar·ic

1[bar-ik]
adjective Chemistry.
of or containing barium.

Origin:
1860–65; bar(ium) + -ic

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Baric is always a great word to know.
So is alkaline. Does it mean:
like or containing an alkali, which neutralize acids to form salts and turn red litmus paper blue, or having a pH value greater than 7
a mixture composed of different substances or the same substance in different phases, such as solid ice and liquid water
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bar·ic

2[bar-ik]
adjective
of or pertaining to weight, especially that of the atmosphere.

Origin:
1880–85; bar(o)- + -ic
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baric1 (ˈbɛərɪk, ˈbærɪk)
 
adj
of or containing barium

baric2 (ˈbærɪk)
 
adj
of or concerned with weight, esp that of the atmosphere as indicated by barometric pressure

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