Osmium - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: osmiumiridium
A rare metallic element of atomic number 77 of the same group as platinum which it much resembles being silver white and indifferent to most corrosive agents but harder more brittle and with a higher melting temperature 2410deg C versus platinum 1772deg C With the exception of osmium it is the heaviest substance known its specific gravity being 224 Symbol Ir Atomic weight 19222...
Iridosmine
The native compound of iridium and osmium It is found in flattened metallic grains of extreme hardness and is often used for pointing gold pens...
Laurite
A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in Borneo and Oregon...
Osmiamic
Of pertaining to or designating a nitrogenous acid of osmium H2N2Os2O5 forming a well known series of yellow salts...
Osmic
Pertaining to derived from or containing osmium specifically designating those compounds in which it has a valence higher than in other lower compounds as osmic oxide...
Osmious
Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a valence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds as osmious chloride...
osmium
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 1902 Specific gravity 22477...
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