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barium carbonate
noun
, Chemistry.
- a white, poisonous, water-insoluble powder, BaCO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of rodenticides, paints, and dyes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barium carbonate1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
It was then evaporated to a small bulk, neutralized with barium carbonate and extracted with ether.
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The excess of lead was removed by sulphuric acid, and the sulphuric acid was removed by barium carbonate.
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If the soda alone gave a further precipitate of barium carbonate, this may, perhaps, be due to the presence of bicarbonates.
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A little barium carbonate added to the clay will help to effect a cure.
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It can also be obtained by suspending barium carbonate in boiling water and passing in chlorine.
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