barite
A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO4.
Synonyms
- barium sulphate
A kind of
- mineral
Related words
- nitrobarite
Word history
From Ancient Greek "βαρύτης" (heaviness).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “barite” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.