barium sulfate
noun
: a crystalline insoluble compound BaSO4 that is used especially as a pigment and extender, as a filler (as in fluids used in gas and oil drilling), and as a substance opaque to X-rays in medical photography of the digestive tract
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This procedure uses X-rays to examine your rectum, large intestine, and the lower part of the small intestine after administration of a barium enema (a liquid containing barium sulfate that, when in the body, highlights parts of the GI tract) into your rectum.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
To make the eels more visible to X-rays, the scientists injected them with a harmless high-contrast medium of barium sulfate.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Most critically, the all-important barium sulfate needs to be mined in ways that can be environmentally damaging.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
The paint has a very high concentration of barium sulfate, a highly reflective material that is key to the paints cooling capabilities.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024
To make the eels more visible to X-rays, the scientists injected them with a harmless high-contrast medium of barium sulfate.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Most critically, the all-important barium sulfate needs to be mined in ways that can be environmentally damaging.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
The paint has a very high concentration of barium sulfate, a highly reflective material that is key to the paints cooling capabilities.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
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“Barium sulfate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barium%20sulfate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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