barium
Meanings
Plural: bariums
Noun
- a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
- The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
- A single atom of this element.
- barium sulfate suspension.
Origin / Etymology
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from baryta + -ium.
Synonyms
atomic number 56, Ba, barytum
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