NOUN | substance | barium sulphate, barium sulfate, blanc fixe | a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment |
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substance | barium sulphate, heavy spar, barite, barytes | a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4) |
Meaning | A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment. | |
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Synonyms | barium sulfate, blanc fixe | |
Broader | sulfate, sulphate | A salt or ester of sulphuric acid |
Spanish | blanc fixe, sulfato de bario | |
Catalan | blanc fixe, sulfat de bari |
Meaning | A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium. | |
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Synonyms | heavy spar, barite, barytes | |
Broader | mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
Substances | barium, Ba, atomic number 56 | A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group |
Spanish | baritina | |
Catalan | baritina, espat pesant |
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