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baryta definition

ba·ryta (bə rīt′ə)

noun

any of several compounds of barium, esp. barium oxide and barium hydroxide

Etymology: ModL < barytes

Related Forms:

  • barytic ba·ryt′ic (-rit′ik) adjective

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