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

By warming with alkalies or barium hydroxide, rhamnose is colored yellow.

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

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It has a strong affinity for water, and combines with it in the evolution of lead and the formation of barium hydroxide (Ba(OH)2).

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