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bar·i·um

 (bâr′ē-əm, băr′-)
n.
1. Symbol Ba A soft, silvery-white or yellowish-white alkaline-earth metal, used to deoxidize copper and to absorb trace gases in vacuum tubes, and used in various alloys. Atomic number 56; atomic weight 137.33; melting point 727°C; boiling point 1,897°C; specific gravity 3.62; valence 2. See Periodic Table.
2. A radiopaque solution containing barium sulfate that is used to visualize the gastrointestinal tract on x-rays.


bar′ic (-ĭk) adj.
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barium

(ˈbɛərɪəm)
n
(Elements & Compounds) a soft silvery-white metallic element of the alkaline earth group. It is used in bearing alloys and compounds used as pigments. Symbol: Ba; atomic no: 56; atomic wt: 137.327; valency: 2; relative density: 3.5; melting pt: 729°C; boiling pt: 1805°C
[C19: from bar(yta) + -ium]
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bar•i•um

(ˈbɛər i əm, ˈbær-)

n.
a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; at. wt.: 137.34; at. no.: 56; sp. gr.: 3.5 at 20°C.
[1800–10; bar (ytes) + -ium2]
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bar·i·um

(bâr′ē-əm)
Symbol Ba A soft, silvery-white metallic element that only occurs combined with other elements, especially in barite. Barium compounds are used in x-raying the stomach and intestines and in making fireworks and white pigments. Atomic number 56. See Periodic Table.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.barium - a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth groupbarium - a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
baryta - any of several compounds of barium
barite, barytes, heavy spar, barium sulphate - a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
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Translations
барий
baryum
barium
bario
baarium
barium
בריום
barij
bárium
barín
バリウム
baris
barium
bariu
bárium
barij
barium
baryum
bari

barium

[ˈbɛərɪəm]
A. Nbario m
B. CPD barium meal Nsulfato m de bario
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barium

[ˈbɛərɪəm] n (= metal) → baryum mbarium meal nbouillie f de sulfate de baryum
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barium

nBarium nt
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barium

[ˈbɛərɪəm] nbario
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bar·i·um

n. bario, metal alcalino de número atómico 56;
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barium

n bario
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It is the result of a comprehensive research carried out keeping in mind the different parameters and trends dominating the global Barium Nitrate market.
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During an MBS, the patient swallows products with different thicknesses containing a barium x-ray contrast agent, while the Radiologist takes fluoroscopic x-ray images.
Diagnostic imaging company Bracco Diagnostics Inc reported on Monday the receipt of approval from the Food and Drug agency (FDA) for the VARIBAR THIN LIQUID (barium sulfate) for oral suspension to be used in modified barium swallow (MBS) studies to detect and assess the type and severity of swallowing disorders (dysphagia).
CUMBRAITES has BARIUM, CERIUM, CESIUM, ERBIUM and TERBIUM Of course, you could swap the American spelling of CESIUM for the British spelling CAESIUM, but I don't think you can include both of them--after all, they are the same element.
The preliminary results show a clear trend that has been observed between the MDM percentage of the processed meat products and barium concentration, which was also supported by the analysis of bone, which indicated high percentage in barium.
Barium is a silvery-white metal which exists in nature only in ores containing mixtures of elements.
[2] Solid-phase method and liquid-phase method: These are methods to produce fine ceramics including barium titanate.
When thoroughly mixed into the clay body, barium carbonate will precipitate soluble salts from solution yielding barium sulphate, which is insoluble.
Barium sulfate (or Sulfate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula BaSO4.