baryta

ba·ry·ta  (b-rt)

n.

Any of several barium compounds, such as barium sulfate.

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[New Latin, from Greek baruts, weight, from barus, heavy; see g^wer-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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baryta [bar-rite-a]

Noun

a compound of barium, such as barium oxide [Greek barus heavy]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

baryta - any of several compounds of barium atomic number 56, Ba, barium - a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite barium hydroxide - white poisonous crystals; made by dissolving barium oxide in water barium monoxide, barium oxide, barium protoxide - an oxide of barium; a whitish toxic powder barium dioxide, barium peroxide - a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air