Baryta

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baryta \Ba*ry"ta\, n. [Gr. bary`s heavy. Cf. {Baria}.] (Chem.)
     An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a
     specific gravity above 4.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  baryta
       n : any of several compounds of barium