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baryta

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: bə-rī'-tə
  • US: /bəˈɹaɪ.tə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

any of several compounds of barium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: barium, Ba, atomic number 56

Narrower terms: barium hydroxide, barium monoxide, barium oxide, barium protoxide, barium dioxide, barium peroxide

History

Etymology

From New Latin baryta, from 18c. Latinization of French barote, 1782 coinage from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs).