barytine
|ba-ry-tine|
/ˈbærɪtaɪn/
of or like barite (heavy mineral)
Etymology
'barytine' originates from New Latin or French, specifically from 'baryte' (French) or New Latin 'baryta', where the element-root 'bary-' came from Greek 'barys' meaning 'heavy'.
'barys' (Greek, meaning 'heavy') passed into scientific Latin/Modern Latin as 'baryta' and into French as 'baryte'; from French/Latin forms came the English mineral name 'barytine'.
Initially the root meant 'heavy', then it was applied to the heavy mineral (baryte) and later to adjectives and nouns describing or derived from that mineral; the modern meaning refers specifically to the mineral or things related to it.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a mineral consisting of barium sulfate (BaSO4); also called barite or baryte.
The museum displayed a large barytine specimen from the 19th-century mine.
Synonyms
Adjective 1
relating to, containing, or characteristic of barytine (barite) or barium.
Geologists noted barytine veins running through the limestone.
Synonyms
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