baryta
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ba·ry·ta
(bə-rī'tə) 
n.
Any of several barium compounds, such as barium sulfate.
n.
Any of several barium compounds, such as barium sulfate.
[New Latin, from Greek barutēs, weight, from barus, heavy.]
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