barium sulfate

barium sulfate
barium sulfate n a colorless crystalline insoluble salt BaSO4 occurring in nature as barite and used medically chiefly as a radiopaque substance

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[USP] BaSO4, an odorless fine white powder used as a contrast medium in radiography of the digestive tract. Called also barite, baryta, and baryte.

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