barytes

American  

[buh-rahy-teez] / bəˈraɪ tiz /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. barite.

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barytes British  

/ bəˈraɪtiːz /

noun

1. Also called: barite, heavy spar. a colourless or white mineral consisting of barium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form, occurring in sedimentary rocks and with sulphide ores: a source of barium. Formula: BaSO 4

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Etymology

Origin of barytes

First recorded in 1780–90; see origin at baryta

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Example Sentences

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barytes

There are manufactures of leather gloves and other goods, and in the neighbourhood barytes and coal mines and extensive market gardens.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The carbonate of barytes is eminently poisonous; but we have never heard that the sulphate is so.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The author imputes it to the sulphate of barytes, with which the district abounds, which he states is a "poison to animals."

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

In the same way, black fixe and barytes, or barium sulphate, also appeared to be useful in strengthening a paint.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner

Some concretions are amorphous, e.g. phosphatic nodules; others are cryptocrystalline, e.g. flint and chert; others finely crystalline, e.g. pyrites, sphaerosiderite; others consist of large crystals, e.g. gypsum, barytes, pyrites and marcasite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

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