b 3 a 1 r 1 i 1 t 1 e 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium
originAlteration of baryte, from French barote, 1782 coinage from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs). By surface analysis, bar- + -ite.
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