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baricity

baricity noun: the density of a substance compared to the density of human cerebral spinal fluid.

Noun

baricity (usually uncountable, plural baricities)

  1. (physical, usually) The density of a substance compared to the density of human cerebral spinal fluid.
    • Baricity is used in anesthesia to determine the manner in which a particular drug will spread in the intrathecal space.

Forms of baricity

pluralbaricities

Origin of baricity

From baric + -ity.

Questions about baricity

What does baricity mean?
Baricity means the density of a substance compared to the density of human cerebral spinal fluid.
What part of speech is baricity?
Baricity is a noun.
What is the plural of baricity?
The plural of baricity is baricities.

Words near baricity in the dictionary

  1. Barich
  2. Bariches
  3. baricite
  4. baricities
  5. baricitinib
  6. baricity
  7. baridine
  8. baridines
  9. bariferous
  10. Barigan
  11. Bariis

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