barium carbonate

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noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, poisonous, water-insoluble powder, BaCO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of rodenticides, paints, and dyes.

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Etymology

Origin of barium carbonate

First recorded in 1870–75

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barium carbonate

Witherite, the barium carbonate, is a much rarer mineral but is found with barite in some veins.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

If the soda alone gave a further precipitate of barium carbonate, this may, perhaps, be due to the presence of bicarbonates.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

In addition to the carburizing materials given, a mixture of 40 per cent of barium carbonate and 60 per cent charcoal gives much faster penetration than charcoal, bone or leather.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)

It can also be obtained by suspending barium carbonate in boiling water and passing in chlorine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

Other salts of barium of importance are barium chloride, barium nitrate, and barium carbonate, used in pyrotechny and in glass manufacture.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various