barium sulfate
bar·i·um sul·fate
B b Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bair-ee-uh m, bar- suhl-feyt]
- /ˈbɛər i əm, ˈbær- ˈsʌl feɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bair-ee-uh m, bar- suhl-feyt]
- /ˈbɛər i əm, ˈbær- ˈsʌl feɪt/
Definitions of barium sulfate words
- noun barium sulfate an odorless, tasteless, white powder, BaSO4, insoluble in water: it is used as a paint pigment, as a filler for paper, textiles , etc., and as an opaque substance that is ingested to aid in making diagnostic X-rays of the stomach and intestine 3
- noun barium sulfate a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, BaSO 4 , used chiefly in the synthesis of pigments, as in paints and printing inks, and, because of its radiopacity, for x-ray diagnosis in medicine. 1
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Origin of barium sulfate
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75
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barium sulfate popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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