barium hydroxide

noun Chemistry.

baryta(def 2).
Also called barium hydrate.

Words nearby barium hydroxide

barium bromate, barium carbonate, barium chloride, barium chromate, barium enema, barium hydroxide, barium meal, barium oxide, barium peroxide, barium stearate, barium sulfate

Definition for barium-hydrate (2 of 2)

baryta
[ buh-rahy-tuh ]
/ bəˈraɪ tə /

noun Chemistry.

Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
Also called caustic baryta, barium hydroxide, barium hydrate. the hydroxide, hydrated form of this compound, Ba(OH)2⋅8H2O, used chiefly in the industrial preparation of beet sugar and for refining animal and vegetable oils.

Origin of baryta

1800–10; < New Latin, equivalent to bary- (< Greek barýs heavy) + -ta (< Greek -( i)tēs -ite1)

OTHER WORDS FROM baryta

ba·ryt·ic [buh-rit-ik] /bəˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for barium-hydrate (1 of 2)

baryta
/ (bəˈraɪtə) /

noun

another name for barium oxide, barium hydroxide

Derived forms of baryta

barytic (bəˈrɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for baryta

C19: New Latin, from Greek barutēs weight, from barus heavy

British Dictionary definitions for barium-hydrate (2 of 2)

barium hydroxide

noun

a white poisonous crystalline solid, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and in the preparation of beet sugar. Formula: Ba(OH) 2 Also called: baryta

Medical definitions for barium-hydrate

barium hydroxide

n.

A water soluble base used as a chemical reagent.