baryta

American  

[buh-rahy-tuh] / bəˈraɪ tə /

noun

Chemistry.

1. Also called barium monoxide.  Also called calcined baryta.  Also called barium protoxide.  Also called barium oxide.  a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.

2. Also called barium hydroxide.  Also called caustic baryta.  Also called barium hydrate.  the hydroxide, hydrated form of this compound, Ba(OH) 2 ⋅8H 2 O, used chiefly in the industrial preparation of beet sugar and for refining animal and vegetable oils.

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baryta British  

/ bəˈraɪtə, bəˈrɪtɪk /

noun

1. another name for barium oxide barium hydroxide

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Other Word Forms

• barytic adjective

Etymology

Origin of baryta

1800–10; < New Latin, equivalent to bary- (< Greek barýs heavy) + -ta (< Greek -( i ) tēs -ite ¹ )

Example Sentences

It is dextrogyrous and is precipitated by the neutral acetate of lead and by caustic baryta.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

Add excess of pure solid baryta and allow to stand until the reaction is again alkaline.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

The oxide was called barote, by Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by Lavoisier to baryta, whence the name of the metal.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

In barytobiotite and manganophyllite the magnesia is partly replaced by baryta and manganous oxide respectively.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

It may be readily recognized by the white precipitate which it forms when passed through lime or baryta water.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various