HyperDic: barite

English > 1 sense of the word barite:
NOUNsubstancebarite, heavy spar, barytes, barium sulphatea white or colorless mineral (BaSO4)
barite > pronunciation
Soundsbeh'rayt
Rhymesacolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...
English > barite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium.
Synonymsheavy spar, barytes, barium sulphate
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substancesbarium, Ba, atomic number 56A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group
Spanishbaritina
Catalanbaritina, espat pesant

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