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: Baritop, Barium Sulfate, Barite, 25BB7EKE2E, 0, Micropaque Oral, 25105-31-1, EZCAT, E Z CAT, E-Z-CAT, Barium Sulfate (2:1), Sulfuric acid, barium salt (1:1), Sulfate, Barium