NOUN | substance | heavy spar, barite, barytes, barium sulphate | a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4) |
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Meaning | A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium. | |
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Synonyms | barite, barytes, barium sulphate | |
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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