barium
pronunciation
How to pronounce barium in British English:
UK [ˈbeəriəm]
How to pronounce barium in American English:
US [ˈberiəm]
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- Noun:
- a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
Word Origin
- barium
- barium: see gravity
- barium (n.)
- 1808, coined in Modern Latin by its discoverer, English chemist Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829), because it was present in the mineral barytes "heavy spar" (barium sulphate), so named by Lavoisier from Greek barys "heavy," from PIE root *gwere- (2) "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). The metal is actually relatively light.
Example
- 1. This is achieved using magnetic tape coated in particles of barium ferrite .
- 2. The bright blues are created by copper compounds , while the green colours are produced by barium nitrate .
- 3. Barium , which is commonly found in power plant waste and scrubber wastewater , has been linked to heart problems and diseases in other organs .
- 4. Aluminium produces the bright white colours , while antimony sulphide produces the glittering shimmers . The bright blues are created by copper compounds , while the green colours are produced by barium nitrate .