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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Powdered barium sulfate used as a base for watercolor pigments and as a filler in paper.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : blanc, white + fixe, fixed.]
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