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barytes

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ba·ry·tes  (b-rtz)
n.
Variant of barite.

barytes [bar-rite-eez]
Noun
a colourless or white mineral: a source of barium [Greek barus heavy]
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Noun1.barytes - a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
atomic number 56, Ba, barium - a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition


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