Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "barytes" wani ma'adinai ne wanda ya ƙunshi barium sulfate (BaSO4) kuma yawanci yana faruwa azaman lu'ulu'u marasa launi ko fari. Hakanan ana kiranta da barite ko spar mai nauyi kuma shine babban tushen barium. Ana amfani da Barytes a masana'antu iri-iri, gami da hako laka, fenti, roba, robobi, da yumbu, da kuma a aikace-aikacen likitanci kamar ma'auni na nunin X-ray.