Thesaurus: barium
One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes o…
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- n. One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta.
- n. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
- n:100 n. a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite