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BARIUM SULPHATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
Synonyms:
barite; barium sulphate; barytes; heavy spar
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("barium sulphate" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "barium sulphate"):
atomic number 56; Ba; barium (a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
Synonyms:
barium sulfate; barium sulphate; blanc fixe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("barium sulphate" is a kind of...):
sulfate; sulphate (a salt or ester of sulphuric acid)
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