baryta: Meaning and Definition of

ba•ry•ta

1. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
2. the hydroxide, hydrated form of this compound, Ba(OH)&multiplydot;8HO, used chiefly in the industrial preparation of beet sugar and for refining animal and vegetable oils.