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Noun: blanc fixe  'bloÑ(k)'feeks
  1. A white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
    "The patient drank a blanc fixe solution before the X-ray to enhance imaging of the digestive tract";
    - barium sulphate, barium sulfate

Type of: sulfate [N. Amer], sulphate [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Blanc fixe