barium chloride

barium chloride

a poisonous compound, BaCl, consisting of flat white crystals that are soluble in water: it is used to treat water, metals, leather, etc.

barium-chloride

Noun

(uncountable)

(inorganic chemistry) The barium salt of hydrochloric acid, BaCl₂; it is toxic, and has been used as a rat poison.

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