baric

[ bar-ik ]

/ ˈbær ɪk /

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adjective Chemistry.

of or containing barium.

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Origin of baric

First recorded in 1860–65; bar(ium) + -ic

Words nearby baric

barhop, Bari, bariatric, bariatrician, bariatrics, baric, Bari delle Puglie, barilla, Barinas, Baring, Barisal

Other definitions for baric (2 of 2)

baric²

[ bar-ik ]

/ ˈbær ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to weight, especially that of the atmosphere.

Origin of baric

First recorded in 1880–85; bar(o)- + -ic

How to use baric in a sentence

Back stateside, the Kenyan woman is “is as happy as can be to be free,” Baric says.
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It should be prepared when wanted by precipitating a solution of baric chloride with ammonic carbonate and washing.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
There is then added a few drops of a dilute solution of baric chloride, and the solution is allowed to stand for some hours.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
It is separated by fusing the ore with potassic nitrate, extracting with water and precipitating with baric chloride.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

In such solutions sulphuric acid produces a white precipitate of baric sulphate, which is practically insoluble in all acids.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
The solution contains the barium as baric chloride mixed, perhaps, with salts of strontium or lime.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for baric (1 of 2)

baric¹

/ (ˈbɛərɪk, ˈbærɪk) /

adjective

of or containing barium

British Dictionary definitions for baric (2 of 2)

baric²

/ (ˈbærɪk) /

adjective

of or concerned with weight, esp that of the atmosphere as indicated by barometric pressure

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