"barite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barites [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of baryte, from French barote, 1782 coinage from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs). By surface analysis, bar- + -ite. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|barote}} French barote, {{der|fr|grc|βαρύτης||heaviness}} Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), {{suf|grc|βαρύς|-της}} βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs), {{surf|en|bar-|-ite}} By surface analysis, bar- + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} barite (countable and uncountable, plural barites)
  1. (mineralogy) A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: barium sulphate, barytes, heavy spar Derived forms: nitrobarite Related terms: Bologna stone Translations (mineral): بیرایٹ (Baluchi), барит (barit) [masculine] (Bulgarian), barita [feminine] (Catalan), bariitti (Finnish), barite (French), baryte [feminine] (French), barote [feminine] (French), barytine [feminine] (French), baritina [feminine] (Galician), Baryt [masculine] (German), Barit [masculine] (German), Schwerspat [masculine] (German), βαρίτης (varítis) [masculine] (Greek), barit (Hungarian), barite [feminine] (Italian), baritina [feminine] (Italian), baryt [masculine] (Polish), baritină [feminine] (Romanian), бари́т (barít) [masculine] (Russian), barit [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), barita [feminine] (Spanish), baritina [feminine] (Spanish)

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