barytes

Questions about barytes

What does barytes mean?

barytes means "a white or colorless mineral (BaSO4); the main source of barium".

How many syllables are in barytes?

barytes has 2 syllables and divides as bary-tes under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for barytes?

Close synonyms include heavy spar, barite, barium sulphate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is barytes a common word?

barytes is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.