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Definition of Osmiums

Osmium
Osmium Os"mi*um, n. [Gr. ? a smell, odor, akin to ? 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, 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 191.1. Specific gravity 22.477.

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- Osmium (from Ancient Gr**** ὀσμή (osmḗ) 'smell') is a chemical element; it has symbol Os and atomic number 76. It is a hard, brittle, bluish-white transition...
- Osmium(II) chloride or osmium dichloride is an inorganic compound composed of osmium metal and chlorine with the chemical formula OsCl 2. Osmium(II) chloride...
- Osmium (76Os) has seven naturally occurring isotopes, five of which are stable: 187Os, 188Os, 189Os, 190Os, and (most abundant) 192Os. The other natural...
- Osmium tetroxide (also osmium(VIII) oxide) is the chemical compound with the formula OsO4. The compound is noteworthy for its many uses, despite its toxicity...
- Osmium heptafluoride is a possible inorganic chemical compound of osmium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula OsF 7. It was first reported in 1966...
- Osmium diphosphide is a binary inorganic compound of osmium metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula OsP2. Osmium diphosphide can be obtained by...
- Osmium(III) chloride is an inorganic chemical compound of osmium metal and chlorine with the chemical formula OsCl3. Osmium(III) chloride can be made...
- Osmium(V) chloride is an inorganic chemical compound of osmium metal and chlorine with the chemical formula OsCl5. Osmium(V) chloride can be obtained...
- Look up Osmium or osmium in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Osmium is a chemical element with symbol Os and atomic number 76. Osmium may also refer to:...
- Osmium iodide refers to compounds of osmium with the formula OsIn. Several have been mentioned in the literature, but only the triiodide has been verified...