baryta water

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noun Chemistry.

an aqueous solution of barium hydroxide, used chiefly as a reagent.

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Origin of baryta water

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby baryta water

baryonic, baryon number, Baryshnikov, barysphere, baryta, baryta water, barytes, barytocalcite, baryton, barytone, Barzun

How to use baryta water in a sentence

Barii ferrocyanidum, L. From pure ferrocyanide of iron digested in baryta water.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Barium bromide is prepared by saturating baryta-water or by decomposing barium carbonate with hydrobromic acid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
It may be readily recognized by the white precipitate which it forms when passed through lime or baryta water.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various
The carbonic acid is absorbed by baryta water in three bulb apparatus.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882|Various

When boiled with baryta-water it decomposes into urea and ammonia.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth