Associations to the word «Osmium»

Wiktionary

OSMIUM, noun. A heavy metallic chemical element (symbol Os) with an atomic number of 76
OSMIUM TETROXIDE, noun. (chemistry) An oxide of the metal osmium, OsO4; it is very poisonous, has a pungent smell and can cause blindness; it is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used to stain biological materials.

Dictionary definition

OSMIUM, noun. A hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known.

Wise words

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