osmium
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- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 6
/ˈɒz.mi.əm/
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/ˈɒz.mi.əm/ (UK) · /ˈɑz.mi.əm/ (US)
Definition of osmium
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)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.
“Their latest catalyst includes some osmium.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)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.
“Their latest catalyst includes some osmium.”
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(countable)A single atom of this element.
“This reaction substitutes a ruthenium for an osmium.”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) (because of the strong smell of its oxide) + -ium.
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