Barium hydroxide


baryta (def 2).
historical examples

by warming with alkalies or barium hydroxide, rhamnose is colored yellow.
some const-tuents of the poison ivy plant: (rhus toxicodendron) william anderson syme

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).
the new gresham encyclopedia. vol. 1 part 3 various

could barium hydroxide be used in place of calcium hydroxide in testing for carbon dioxide?
an elementary study of chemistry william mcpherson

noun
a white poisonous crystalline solid, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and in the preparation of beet sugar. formula: ba(oh)2 also called baryta

barium hydroxide n.
a water soluble base used as a chemical reagent.

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