Barytes

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

  Barytes \Ba*ry"tes\, n. [Gr. bary`s heavy: cf. Gr. bary`ths
     heaviness, F. baryte.] (Min.)
     Barium sulphate, generally called {heavy spar} or {barite}.
     See {Barite}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  barytes
       n : a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of
           barium [syn: {heavy spar}, {barite}, {barium sulphate}]