Barytes
[bә'raiti:z]
Definition
(n.) Barium sulphate, generally called heavy spar or barite. See Barite.
Typed by Jerry
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Heavy spar, sulphate of baryta.
Checker: Rene
Definition
n. the earth present in the minerals witherite and heavy spar.—adj. Baryt′ic of or containing baryta.
Typist: Silvia
Examples
- It has six chambers in the rotating breech, and is furnished with a barytes lock and one priming pan, to fire all the chambers. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Perhaps the most generally used of these methods was to sew the piece of meat in a canvas sack and paint it with barytes. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Melba