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Meaning of BARYTES

Pronunciation:  bu'rIteez

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
 

BARYTES is a 7 letter word that starts with B.

 

 Synonyms: barite, barium sulphate, heavy spar
 
 See Also: atomic number 56, Ba, barium, mineral

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ba*ry"tes\, n. [Gr. ? heavy: cf. Gr. ? heaviness, F.
baryte.] (Min.)
Barium sulphate, generally called {heavy spar} or {barite}.
See {Barite}.

 

 

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