Relating to, containing, or resembling barium, baryta, or baryte compounds.
From barium/baryta + '-ic' suffix meaning 'relating to.' A technical adjective used in chemistry and geology to describe materials containing barium.
Barytic compounds are everywhere in modern life—in paints making them white and bright, in medical imaging (barium swallows), and in glass production—yet hardly anyone knows the word!
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