barium hydroxide

noun

, Chemistry.

1. baryta ( def 2 ).

barium hydroxide

noun

1. a white poisonous crystalline solid, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and in the preparation of beet sugar. Formula: Ba(OH) 2 Also calledbaryta

Example Sentences

Could barium hydroxide be used in place of calcium hydroxide in testing for carbon dioxide?

From Project Gutenberg

Aqueous alcohol becomes turbid when mixed with benzene, carbon disulphide or paraffin oil; when added to a solution of barium oxide in absolute alcohol, a white precipitate of barium hydroxide is formed.

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