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Definition of: barium
(bâr′ē·əm) noun
An element (symbol Ba, atomic number 56) of the alkaline-earth group, resembling calcium chemically and forming salts of which the water-soluble ones and the carbonate are poisonous. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<NL <Gk. barys heavy]
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