barytes

[ buh-rahy-teez ]

/ bəˈraɪ tiz /

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noun Mineralogy.

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Origin of barytes

First recorded in 1780–90; see origin at baryta

Words nearby barytes

baryon number, Baryshnikov, barysphere, baryta, baryta water, barytes, barytocalcite, baryton, barytone, Barzun, B.A.S.

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How to use barytes in a sentence

At this locality, the ore is accompanied by the sulphate of barytes, and is sometimes crystallized in cubes or octohedrons.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Barytes scratches easily with the knife, and from its great specific gravity is often called heavy-spar.
Geology|James Geikie
Magnesia dissolved in much smaller quantity, and barytes seemed to decompose the sugar entirely.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The "crested" or "cock's comb" barytes occurs as rounded aggregations of thin lamellar crystals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

Primed and second coated with a green paint containing zinc oxide and barytes, ground in an oil having a low saponification value.
Paint Technology and Tests|Henry A. Gardner

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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