noun
- barium oxide (BaO), a white crystalline compound used in ceramics, glass, and chemical manufacturing
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Barytas is added to ceramic glazes to improve their properties.
- The chemist measured the barytas content in the glass sample.
- Barytas serves as a flux in high-temperature applications.
- Industrial producers use barytas in the manufacture of special ceramics.