baryta

[ buh-rahy-tuh ]

nounChemistry.
  1. Also called cal·cined ba·ry·ta [kal-sahynd buh-rahy-tuh], /ˈkæl saɪnd bəˈraɪ tə/, barium oxide, bar·i·um mon·ox·ide [bair-ee-uhm muh-nok-sahyd], /ˈbɛər i əm məˈnɒk saɪd/, bar·i·um pro·tox·ide [bair-ee-uhm proh-tok-sahyd] /ˈbɛər i əm proʊˈtɒk saɪd/ . a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.

  2. Also called caus·tic ba·ry·ta [kaw-stik buh-rahy-tuh], /ˈkɔ stɪk bəˈraɪ tə/, barium hydroxide, bar·i·um hy·drate [bair-ee-uhm hahy-dreyt] /ˈbɛər i əm ˈhaɪ dreɪt/ . the hydroxide, hydrated form of this compound, Ba(OH)2⋅8H2O, used chiefly in the industrial preparation of beet sugar and for refining animal and vegetable oils.

Origin of baryta

1
1800–10; <New Latin, equivalent to bary- (<Greek barýs heavy) + -ta (<Greek -(i)tēs-ite1)

Other words from baryta

  • ba·ryt·ic [buh-rit-ik], /bəˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

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baryta

/ (bəˈraɪtə) /


noun
  1. another name for barium oxide, barium hydroxide

Origin of baryta

1
C19: New Latin, from Greek barutēs weight, from barus heavy

Derived forms of baryta

  • barytic (bəˈrɪtɪk), adjective

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