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barium hydroxide definition

barium hydroxide

a toxic, white powder or crystalline material, Ba(OH), used in making lubricating oils and greases, soaps, and insecticides and in sugar refining, water softening, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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