English Explanatory Dictionary

osmium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.
  2. A single atom of this element.

Pronunciation

ŏz'mēəm /ˈɒz.mi.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-osmium.wav /ˈɑz.mi.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-osmium.wav

Word forms

osmium osmiums

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) (because of the strong smell of its oxide) + -ium.

Related words

Osmia osmiridium osmite osmylated osmylation

Derived words

diosmium eka-osmium iridiosmium iridosmine nonosmium organoosmium osmate osmian osmiate osmic osmide osmio- osmious osmium dioxide osmium lamp osmium tetraoxide osmium tetroxide osmiuret osmous radioosmium
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