heavy+spar
61Alva — ALVA, a parish, in the county of Stirling, 7 miles (N. E. by E.) from Stirling; containing 2216 inhabitants, of whom 2092 are in the village. The name of this place, the orthography of which has successively passed through the different forms… …
62Prestonkirk — PRESTONKIRK, a parish, in the county of Haddington, 5 miles (E. N. E.) from Haddington; containing, with the village of Linton, 1869 inhabitants. This place, originally called Linton from the principal village, assumed at the time of the… …
63barytes — n. Heavy spar, sulphate of baryta …
64sulphate of baryta — 1. (Native.) Barytes, heavy spar. 2. (Artificially made.) Blanc fix, permanent white …
65terra ponderosa — [L.] Barytes, heavy spar …
66barytes — /bəˈraɪtiz / (say buh ruyteez) noun a common mineral, barium sulphate, BaSO4, the principal ore of barium, occurring in tabular crystals; heavy spar. {Greek: weight} …
67atomic 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: ↑ …
68barium 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, ↑ …
69bar|ite — «BAIR yt», noun. barium sulfate in its natural form, as a mineral found in many parts of the world; heavy spar. It is a principal ore of barium. Also, barytes. ╂[alteration of barytes] …
70Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
