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Ba

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Definition of BA

barium

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alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

BA

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Definition of BA

1

bachelor of arts

2

batting average

3

Buenos Aires

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baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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barium

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