English noun: barium | |||
1. | barium (substance) a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite | ||
Synonyms | atomic number 56, Ba | ||
Broader (hypernym) | metal, metallic element | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | baryta | ||
Substance meronym | barite, barium sulphate, barytes, heavy spar | ||