Vocabulary : Barium to Barkentine
Barium : One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air. Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta.Bark : To strip the bark from; to peel. ;; To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark one's heel. ;; To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3. ;; To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut. ;; To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs. ;; To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries. ;; The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar sound made by some other animals. ;; Alt. of Barque
Bark beetle : A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidae), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage.
Bark louse : An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines.
Barkantine : Same as Barkentine.
