Barium Sulfate
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A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.
Synonyms
- Sulfate, Barium
- Barite
- Micropaque Oral
- Barium Sulfate (2:1)
- E-Z-CAT
- EZCAT
- E Z CAT
- Baritop
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