barium

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbɛəɹɪəm/

Noun

barium (uncountable)

1. The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.
3. (medicine) barium sulfate suspension.

Related terms

• baric
• barote
• baryta
• barytes
• YBCO

Translations

• French: baryum
• German: Barium
• Italian: bario
• Portuguese: bário
• Russian: ба́рий
• Spanish: bario

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