baryte

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A form of barite — A mineral, barium sulphate, with the chemical formula BaSO₄.

OriginFrench barote ← Ancient Greek βαρύτης →
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Meanings

nounbaryte (countable and uncountable, plural barytes)

plural barytes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of barite.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβαρύτης“heaviness”
  2. Frenchbarote
  3. Englishbaryte

From French barote, 1782 coinage from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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