Hypertext Webster Gateway: "barytes"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Barytes \Ba*ry"tes\, n. [Gr. ? heavy: cf. Gr. ? heaviness, F.
baryte.] (Min.)
Barium sulphate, generally called {heavy spar} or {barite}.
See {Barite}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
barytes
n : a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of
barium [syn: {heavy spar}, {barite}, {barium sulphate}]
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