Noun: barium sulfate 'beh-ree-um 'súl-feyt
- A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
"The patient drank a barium sulfate solution before the X-ray to enhance imaging of the digestive tract";
- barium sulphate, blanc fixe
Derived forms: barium sulfates
Type of: sulfate [N. Amer], sulphate [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Barium sulfate