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barite

barite noun: a mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.

barite: a mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄
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Noun

barite (countable and uncountable, plural barites)

  1. A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.

Synonyms of barite

Forms of barite

pluralbarites

Origin of barite

Alteration of baryte, from French barote, 1782 coinage from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs). By surface analysis, bar- + -ite.

Words formed from barite

Questions about barite

What does barite mean?
Barite means a mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.
What part of speech is barite?
Barite is a noun.
What is the plural of barite?
The plural of barite is barites.

Words near barite in the dictionary

  1. baristas
  2. baristi
  3. baristo
  4. baristos
  5. Barit-Pandan
  6. barite
  7. baritenor
  8. barites
  9. bariton
  10. baritonal
  11. baritonality

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