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barium oxide

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barium oxide
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a white or yellowish-white poisonous heavy powder used esp as a dehydrating agent. Formula: BaO Also called baryta
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Noun1.barium oxide - an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder
baryta - any of several compounds of barium


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Made of barium oxide and lead free, the glass' design provides the ideal shape for single malt tasting, and features two measurement marks: the traditional "wee dram" (one ounce) and the more robust "gill" (equal to five ounces).
With this salt now simulated, he plans to model the conversion of magnesium, calcium, and barium oxides, and perhaps gallium arsenide, to glassy states.
As Teller says, "If you put together a barium oxide, a copper oxide and an yttrium oxide and cook them together in the right proportions, you don't get superconductivity.
 
 
 
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