barium hydroxide

American

noun

Chemistry.

baryta.

barium hydroxide British

noun

Also called: baryta. a white poisonous crystalline solid, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and in the preparation of beet sugar. Formula: Ba(OH) 2

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Aqueous alcohol becomes turbid when mixed with benzene, carbon disulphide or paraffin oil; when added to a solution of barium oxide in absolute alcohol, a white precipitate of barium hydroxide is formed.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Could barium hydroxide be used in place of calcium hydroxide in testing for carbon dioxide?

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

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