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ATOMIC NUMBER 56
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
Synonyms:
atomic number 56; Ba; barium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("atomic number 56" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atomic number 56"):
baryta (any of several compounds of barium)
Holonyms ("atomic number 56" is a substance of...):
barite; barium sulphate; barytes; heavy spar (a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium)
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