BARIUM SULPHATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barium sulphate mean? 

• BARIUM SULPHATE (noun)
  The noun BARIUM SULPHATE has 2 senses:

1. a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment

2. a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium

  Familiarity information: BARIUM SULPHATE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BARIUM SULPHATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

barium sulfate; barium sulphate; blanc fixe

Hypernyms ("barium sulphate" is a kind of...):

sulfate; sulphate (a salt or ester of sulphuric acid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

barite; barium sulphate; barytes; heavy spar

Hypernyms ("barium sulphate" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "barium sulphate"):

atomic number 56; Ba; barium (a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite)