Associations to the word «Barium»

Wiktionary

BARIUM, noun. A metallic chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56.
BARIUM ARSENATE, noun. (inorganic compound) The barium salt of arsenic acid, Ba3(AsO4)2, formed as a precipitate when removing arsenic from water supplies.
BARIUM CHLORIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) The barium salt of hydrochloric acid, BaCl2; it is toxic, and has been used as a rat poison.
BARIUM MEAL, noun. (medicine) A preparation of barium sulfate (a radioopaque compound) which the patient ingests for the purpose of producing clear radiographs of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
BARIUM MEAL, noun. Short for "barium meal radiography", a medical examination procedure based on observing barium meal's progress in the digestive tract.
BARIUM MEALS, noun. Plural of barium meal
BARIUM THIOCYANATE, noun. (inorganic compound) The barium salt of thiocyanic acid, Ba(SCN)2, used in photography and in dyeing

Dictionary definition

BARIUM, noun. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite.

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