First Known Use: 1808
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barium
noun bar·i·um \ˈber-ē-əm\
: a chemical element that is a soft silver-white metal
Full Definition of BARIUM
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: a silver-white malleable toxic divalent metallic element of the alkaline-earth group that occurs only in combination — see element table
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Origin of BARIUM
New Latin, from bar-
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barium
noun bar·i·um \ˈbar-ē-əm, ˈber-\
Medical Definition of BARIUM
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: a silver-white malleable toxic bivalent metallic element of the alkaline-earth group that occurs only in combination—symbol Ba; see element table
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