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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: osmium
osmium
n : a hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that
is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
[syn:
Os,
atomic number 76]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: osmium
osmium
\os"mi*um\ ([o^]z"m[i^]*[u^]m), n. [Gr. 'osmh` a smell,
odor, akin to 'o`zein to smell. So named in allusion to the
strong chlorinelike odor of osmic tetroxide. See
Odor.]
(Chem.)
A rare metallic element of the platinum group with atomic
number 76. It is found native as an alloy in platinum ore,
and in iridosmine. It is a hard, infusible, bluish or grayish
white metal, and the heaviest substance known. Its tetroxide
is used in histological experiments to stain tissues. Symbol
Os. Atomic weight 190.2. Specific gravity 22.477.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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