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osmium
1. A very hard, gray, toxic, and nearly infusible metal.
2. A homeopathic trituration (reduction of solid bodies to a powder by continuous rubbing) of metallic osmium.

Osmium tetroxide (OsO4), a colorless or light yellow crystalline compound with a pungent odor, used as a fixative in preparing histologic specimens; if splashed in the eyes it can cause conjunctivitis, corneal damage, and in severe cases blindness. Also called, osmic acid.

Used chiefly as a catalyst, in alloys, and in the manufacture of electric-light filaments.

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osmium (chemical element)
Information is located at Chemical Element: osmium .
This entry is located in the following units: Chemical Elements List (page 5) osmo-, osmia-, osmi-, -osmia, -osmatic (push) + (page 2)
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(Modern Latin: from Greek, osme, "smell", "malodorousness", "stink"; metal)