osmic

American  

[oz-mik] / ˈɒz mɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.

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osmic British  

/ ˈɒzmɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing osmium in a high valence state, esp the tetravalent state

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Etymology

Origin of osmic

First recorded in 1835–45; osm(ium) + -ic

Example Sentences

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osmic

As the different conditions of differentiated C osmic matter are but the different aspects of the various conditions of Pragna, the Adwaitee Cosmogony is but the complement of the Arhat Cosmogony.

From Five Years of Theosophy by Various

The spindle in both divisions is peculiar in having outside of the spindle proper a dense mass of fibers which, in osmic material, stain deeply with iron hæmatoxylin.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part I by Nettie Maria Stevens

So named in allusion to the strong chlorinelike odor of osmic tetroxide.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section M, N, and O by Project Gutenberg

Ignited in the open air, it is oxidized to volatile osmic acid, which is possessed of a pungent smell, and affects the eyes.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

It is especially good in histological researches, as it acts like osmic acid, burning up the protoplasm, bringing out the minutiae, and showing the nuclei, outlines of cells, etc..

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Montagu Browne