barium carbonate
nounChemistry.
a white, poisonous, water-insoluble powder, BaCO3, used chiefly in the manufacture of rodenticides, paints, and dyes.
Origin of barium carbonate
1First recorded in 1870–75
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How to use barium carbonate in a sentence
It was then evaporated to a small bulk, neutralized with barium carbonate and extracted with ether.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe excess of lead was removed by sulphuric acid, and the sulphuric acid was removed by barium carbonate.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeIf the soda alone gave a further precipitate of barium carbonate, this may, perhaps, be due to the presence of bicarbonates.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerA little barium carbonate added to the clay will help to effect a cure.
The Potter's Craft | Charles F. BinnsIt can also be obtained by suspending barium carbonate in boiling water and passing in chlorine.
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