Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

    Barium

    ба́рийbárij

    ба́рійbárij

    a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite

  2. (countable, usually)A single atom of this element.

  3. (uncountable, usually)Barium sulphate suspension.

Examples

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  1. What color is barium?

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  2. What's barium used for?

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  3. First, swallow one dose of barium.

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  4. Beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium and radium are alkaline earth metals.

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  5. Barium is a chemical element with the symbol Ba.

    ruБарий — химический элемент, который обозначается символом Ba.

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Origin

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from baryta + -ium.

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from baryta + -ium.

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