barytes

[ buh-rahy-teez ]

/ bəˈraɪ tiz /

noun Mineralogy.

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Origin of barytes

First recorded in 1780–90; see origin at baryta

Words nearby barytes

baryonic, baryshnikov, barysphere, baryta, baryta water, barytes, barytocalcite, baryton, barytone, barzun, barège

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Example sentences from the Web for barytes

Barytes, which crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, has two sets of cleavages, viz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
On the 27th barytes heated to whiteness did not become a conductor.
The Royal Institution|Bence Jones
A precipitate of the yellow chromate of barytes falls, which being washed and dried would amount to 130 parts.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
They are often accompanied by the sulphate of barytes, or by calcareous spar; sometimes by blende, or iron pyrites.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

The sulphate of barytes, called tiff by the lead-diggers here, is the same substance called cawk by English miners.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

British Dictionary definitions for barytes

barytes

/ (bəˈraɪtiːz) /

noun

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 4Also called: (esp US and Canadian) barite, heavy spar

Word Origin for barytes

C18: from Greek barus heavy + -itēs -ite 1

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