barium hydroxide
- noun
- /ˈbɛəriəm haɪˈdrɒksaɪd/
- Specialized
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hidróxido de bario
- For the experiment, we need to handle barium hydroxide with care due to its toxicity.
Examples
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They used barium hydroxide to prepare a solution in the laboratory.
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As a waste product, barium hydroxide must be disposed of according to hazardous materials guidelines.
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The chemist used barium hydroxide in the experiment.
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Do you know what barium hydroxide is?
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In analytical chemistry, barium hydroxide is often used to create solutions for titrations.
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Due to its water-soluble nature, barium hydroxide is effective in certain chemical preparations.
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Researchers must wear gloves when working with barium hydroxide because it can be hazardous to health.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The form is transparently compositional: it denotes the hydroxide compound of the element barium, so a learner who knows 'barium' and 'hydroxide' can infer it is a chemical compound containing barium and OH−. Although technical, this follows regular chemical naming conventions (common across languages), making the meaning predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Barium hydroxide comes from its two parts: barium (a name from old Greek that means 'heavy') and hydroxide (a common name for a group that comes from 'water' plus oxygen). So the name simply means 'a chemical made from barium with a water-related part', which is why chemists use it for the white, water-soluble, poisonous substance used in labs.
