baricity

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noun

The density of a substance compared to the density of human cerebral spinal fluid.

“Baricity is used in anesthesia to determine the manner in which a particular drug will spread in the intrathecal space.”

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Meanings

nounbaricity (usually uncountable, plural baricities)

plural baricities

  1. physicaluncountableusuallychemistryThe density of a substance compared to the density of human cerebral spinal fluid.

    Baricity is used in anesthesia to determine the manner in which a particular drug will spread in the intrathecal space.

Origin

From baric + -ity.

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APA

baricity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baricity

MLA

“baricity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baricity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baricity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baricity.

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