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barytes

barytes noun: barite. Also the plural of baryte.

Noun

barytes (uncountable)

  1. Barite.

Also used as

barytes is also the plural of baryte.

Origin of barytes

From Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

Words formed from barytes

Questions about barytes

What does barytes mean?
Barytes means barite.
What part of speech is barytes?
Barytes is a noun.

Words near barytes in the dictionary

  1. baryspheres
  2. baryt
  3. baryta
  4. barytas
  5. baryte
  6. barytes
  7. barythymia
  8. barytic
  9. baryto-
  10. barytocalcite
  11. barytocalcites

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