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Barium Pronunciation
Barium is pronounced BE-ree-uhm, IPA /ˈbɛriəm/.
BE-ree-uhm
US /ˈbɛriəm/ · UK /ˈbeəriəm/
Syllables: BE · ree · uhm (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A soft silvery metal, element 56, best known from the barium meal used in X-rays.
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Barium in a Sentence
- She had to drink a barium meal before the scan.
- Barium burns with a green flame.
- Barium sulphate blocks X-rays, which is the whole point of it.
Common Mispronunciations of Barium
Not BAH-ree-uhm
The opening is the e of bare, since the metal was named after the mineral baryte. An open ah belongs to bar and barrow.
Not buh-RY-uhm
Front beat of the three, and no eye vowel anywhere in the word. Every element ending in ium puts its weight well before that ending.
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