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baryta

/bəˈɹaɪ.tə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bary-ta
IPA
/bəˈɹaɪ.tə/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From New Latin baryta, from 18c. Latinization of French barote, 1782 coinage from Ancient Greek βαρύτης (barútēs, “heaviness”), from βαρύς (barús) + -της (-tēs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *gʷreh₂-, baryta, barote, βαρύτης
  • Suffix: βαρύς

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bəˈɹaɪ.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

barytas (plural)

Derived Forms

barium barytic

Questions

How do you pronounce baryta?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈɹaɪ.tə/.
What does baryta mean?
Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide.
Where does baryta come from?
It is traced to French.

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