a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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barytes (bəˈraɪtiːz)

—n
	barite, Also called: heavy spar a colourless or white mineral consisting of barium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form, occurring in sedimentary rocks and with sulphide ores: a source of barium. Formula: BaSO₄

[C18: from Greek barus heavy + -itēs-ite¹]

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