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- Osmium - n. - 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.
- Osmious - a. - Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a valence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds; as, osmious chloride.
- Tetroxide - n. - An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; a quadroxide; as, osmium tetroxide, OsO/.
- Laurite - n. - A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon.