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barite.

A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Alteration of baryte, from French barote, 1782 coinage from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs). By surface analysis, bar- + -ite.

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