barium
/ˈbɛəɹɪəm/
barium noun: the chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
Noun
barium (usually uncountable, plural bariums)
- The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
- Synonyms:
- barytum
- A single atom of this element.
- Barium sulphate suspension.
barium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
barium in Hindi
- chemical element
- हर्यातु haryātu
barium in Tamil
- chemical element
- பாரவியம் pāraviyam
barium in Telugu
- barium
- బేరియము bēriyamu
barium in Kannada
- ಬೇರಿಯಮ್
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- barium in Arabic
- بَارِيُوم bāriyūm
- barium in Malay
- barium
- barium in Persian
- باریم bâriyom
- barium in Thai
- แบเรียม bɛɛ-rîiam
- barium in Vietnamese
- bari
Synonyms of barium
Forms of barium
| plural | bariums |
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Origin of barium
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from baryta + -ium.
Words formed from barium
- barian
- bariferous
- barite
- barium acetate
- barium aluminate
- barium arsenate
- barium arsenite
- barium azide
- barium bromate-dihydrate
- barium bromate-monohydrate
- barium bromide
- barium carbide
- barium carbonate
- barium chlorate
- barium chloride
- barium chromate
- barium copper disilicate
- barium copper oxide
- barium copper silicate
- barium copper tetrasilicate
- barium cyanide
- barium dioxide
- barium disilicate
- barium fluoride
- barium formate
- barium hexaboride
- barium hexafluorosilicate
- barium hydroxide
- barium iodide
- barium manganate
- barium meal
- barium metaniobate
- barium metaphosphate
- barium metasilicate
- barium metatitanate
- barium molybdate
- barium niobate
- barium nitrate
- barium nitride
- barium nitrite
- barium orthophosphate
- barium orthovandate
- barium oxalate
- barium oxide
- barium perchlorate
- barium permanganate
- barium peroxide
- barium perxenate
- barium platinocyanide
- barium plutonate
- barium potassium chromate
- barium pyrophosphate
- barium pyrovanadate
- barium selenate
- barium selenide
- barium selenite
- barium silicide
- barium sodium niobate
- barium stannate
- barium star
Phrases with barium
Questions about barium
- What does barium mean?
- Barium means the chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
- What is barium in Hindi?
- Barium in Hindi is हर्यातु (haryātu). See Barium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is barium?
- Barium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce barium?
- Barium is pronounced /ˈbɛəɹɪəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of barium?
- The plural of barium is bariums.
Words near barium in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: barium (page history and authors); బేరియము (Telugu) (page history and authors); barium (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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