Term Name:	barium sulfate
Synonyms:	barite, Baritop, barium sulfate, Barosperse, Barotrast, BaSO4, blanc fixe, E-Z-Paque, Enamel White, EneCat, EneMark, EntroBar, Esophotrast, Liquipake, Macropaque, Micropaque, Microtrast, Pigment White 22, Radiobaryt, Radiopaque, Readi-CAT, sulfuric acid, barium salt (1:1)
Definition:	A metal sulfate with formula BaO4S. Virtually insoluble in water at room temperature, it is mostly used as a component in oil well drilling fluid it occurs naturally as the mineral barite.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:133326]  ( EBI )