Baryta water
an aqueous solution of barium hydroxide, used chiefly as a reagent.
Historical Examples
Barii ferrocyanidum, L. From pure ferrocyanide of iron digested in baryta water.
Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I Arnold Cooley
A portion of this baryta water is then made to act upon a definite quantity of air.
Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I Arnold Cooley
It may be readily recognized by the white precipitate which it forms when passed through lime or baryta water.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 Various
The carbonic acid is absorbed by baryta water in three bulb apparatus.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 Various
The baryta water is best kept in the bottle represented below.
Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I Arnold Cooley
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