Barytes
91barite — /ˈbɛəraɪt/ (say bairruyt) noun → barytes …
92barium — /ˈbɛəriəm / (say bairreeuhm) noun a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element occurring in combination chiefly as barytes or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; relative atomic mass: 137.34; atomic number: 56; density: 3.5 at 20°C. {New Latin; …
93baryta — /bəˈraɪtə/ (say buh ruytuh) noun 1. barium oxide, BaO. 2. (in phrases) barium: carbonate of baryta. {see barytes} –barytic /bəˈrɪtɪk/ (say buh ritik), adjective …
94heavy mud — /hɛvi ˈmʌd/ (say hevee mud) noun a drilling mud having a high specific gravity, usually attained by adding powdered heavy minerals such as ground barytes to normal drilling mud …
95heavy spar — /hɛvi ˈspa/ (say hevee spah) noun → barytes …
96baryta — n. barium oxide. ♦ barytes, n. barium sulphate …
97baryta — [bə rīt′ə] n. [ModL < BARYTES] any of several compounds of barium, esp. barium oxide and barium hydroxide barytic [bərit′ik] adj …
98atomic number 56 — noun a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite • Syn: ↑barium, ↑Ba • Derivationally related forms: ↑baric (for: ↑barium) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
99barium sulphate — noun 1. a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium • Syn: ↑heavy spar, ↑barite, ↑barytes • Hypernyms: ↑mineral • Substance Meronyms: ↑barium, ↑Ba, ↑ …
100baryta — n. barium oxide or hydroxide. Derivatives: barytic adj. Etymology: BARYTES, after soda etc …
