barium hydroxide


noun Chemistry.

Also called barium hydrate.

British Dictionary definitions for barium hydroxide

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 hydroxide

barium hydroxide

n.

A water soluble base used as a chemical reagent.