Vocab Bloom Hub

barytes

/ˈbær.aɪts/

Traducción: Mineral blanco o incoloro compuesto de sulfato de bario, que constituye la principal fuente del elemento bario.

1 entrada

noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈbær.aɪts/

A white or colorless mineral composed of barium sulfate, which is the primary source of the element barium.

  • 🇪🇸Mineral blanco o incoloro compuesto de sulfato de bario, que constituye la principal fuente del elemento bario.
  1. Mineral C1 formal scientific

    A white or colorless mineral composed of barium sulfate (BaSO4), which is the primary source of the element barium.

    • Barytes is commonly used as a weighting agent in drilling fluids for oil and gas wells.
    • The white pigment in some paints is derived from ground barytes.
    • Geologists discovered a large deposit of barytes in the region.

    🇪🇸Baritina

    Sinónimos: barite