BARITE


Meaning of BARITE in English

/bair"uyt, bar"-/ , n.

a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.

Also, barytes . Also called heavy spar .

[ 1780-90; BAR(YTES) + -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .