barium

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A whitish, malleable, metallic element from the alkaline earth group, occurring primarily as a sulfate (barite) and less often as a carbonate (witherite). Salts of barium are used as pigments in paints, ceramics, glass, plastics, and rubber, as fillers, as pesticides, and to produce the green color in fireworks.
barium
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024