barium carbonate

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, poisonous, water-insoluble powder, BaCO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of rodenticides, paints, and dyes.

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Etymology

Origin of barium carbonate

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

It can also be obtained by suspending barium carbonate in boiling water and passing in chlorine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

Other salts of barium of importance are barium chloride, barium nitrate, and barium carbonate, used in pyrotechny and in glass manufacture.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

The barium carbonate can then be filtered off and converted into any desired salt by the processes already described.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

As the sodium sulphate is soluble in water, and the barium carbonate insoluble, a separation between them is possible and the sulphur can be determined in the water-soluble portion.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.

If the soda alone gave a further precipitate of barium carbonate, this may, perhaps, be due to the presence of bicarbonates.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius