barium
nounUK /ˈbɛəɹɪəm/
Etymology Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from baryta + -ium.
1
Usually The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
2
Usually A single atom of this element.
3
Medicine, Sciences Usually Barium sulphate suspension.
- Derived terms
84 terms
barian, bariferous, barite, barium acetate, barium aluminate, barium arsenate, barium arsenite, barium azide, barium bromate-dihydrate, barium bromate-monohydrate, barium bromide, barium carbide, barium carbonate, barium chlorate, barium chloride, barium chromate, barium copper disilicate, barium copper oxide, barium copper silicate, barium copper tetrasilicate, barium cyanide, barium dioxide, barium disilicate, barium fluoride, barium formate, barium hexaboride, barium hexafluorosilicate, barium hydroxide, barium iodide, barium manganate, barium meal, barium metaniobate, barium metaphosphate, barium metasilicate, barium metatitanate, barium molybdate, barium niobate, barium nitrate, barium nitride, barium nitrite, barium orthophosphate, barium orthovandate, barium oxalate, barium oxide, barium perchlorate, barium permanganate, barium peroxide, barium perxenate, barium platinocyanide, barium plutonate, barium potassium chromate, barium pyrophosphate, barium pyrovanadate, barium selenate, barium selenide, barium selenite, barium silicide, barium sodium niobate, barium stannate, barium star, barium sulfate, barium sulphate, barium sulfide, barium sulphide, barium sulfite, barium sulphite, barium swallow, barium tellurate-trihydrate, barium tellurite, barium thiocyanate, barium thiosulfate, barium titanate, barium tungstate, barium uranium oxide, barium zirconate, bazirite, dibarium, hexabarium, organobarium, platino-barium cyanide, radiobarium, tetrabarium, tribarium, yttrium barium copper oxide- Related terms
- baric, barote, baryta, barytes, YBCO, gillespite, heavy spar, witherite