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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɛərɪəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɛriəm, ˈbær-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bâr′ē əm, bar′-)

bar•i•um /ˈbɛriəm, ˈbær-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Chemistrya whitish, soft metallic element.

bar•i•um (bâr′ē əm, bar′-),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]

Chemistrya whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba;
at. wt.: 137.34;
at. no.: 56;
sp. gr.: 3.5 at 20°C.

bar(ytes) + -ium 1800–10

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barium /ˈbɛərɪəm/ n

a soft silvery-white metallic element of the alkaline earth group. It is used in bearing alloys and compounds used as pigments. Symbol: Ba; atomic no: 56; atomic wt: 137.327; valency: 2; relative density: 3.5; melting pt: 729°C; boiling pt: 1805°C

Etymology: 19th Century: from bar( yta) + -ium

'barium' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alkaline earth - Ba - barite - barium hydroxide - barium meal - barium oxide - baryta - barytes - contrast medium - feldspar - -ium - alkaline-earth metal - baric - barium 140 - barium bromate - barium carbonate - barium chloride - barium chromate - barium enema - barium peroxide - barium stearate - barium sulfate - barium sulfide - barium thiosulfate - barium titanate - barium x-ray - barium yellow - baryta water - barytocalcite - benitoite - blanc fixe - bromic acid - chrome yellow - GI series - hyalophane - lithopone - nephelometer - witherite

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