barytes

[buh-rahy-teez]

noun Mineralogy.

barite.

Origin of barytes

First recorded in 1780–90; see origin at baryta

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Examples from the Web for barytes

Historical Examples of barytes

The residuum may be examined for silica, lime, barytes, and oxide of titanium.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
On the 27th barytes heated to whiteness did not become a conductor.
The Royal Institution
Bence Jones
Barytes is mined in the north of England and in County Cork.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3
Various
The specific gravity (4.2) of this compound is lower than that of barytes.
Paint Technology and Tests
Henry A. Gardner
The sugar made in this way, I was told, contains no trace of barytes.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom
P. L. Simmonds

British Dictionary definitions for barytes

barytes

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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