osmic
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
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How to use osmic in a sentence
This is an especially marked feature of preparations made with osmic acid.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThese granules are more distinct in chromic acid specimens than in those hardened in osmic acid, but are to be seen in both.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThis sheath is very delicate, though it stains with both osmic acid and hmatoxylin.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe younger of these ovaries was from a Scyllium embryo 10 centimtres long, preserved in osmic acid.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourNucleus of the yolk in connection with the protoplasmic network hardened in osmic acid.
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British Dictionary definitions for osmic
/ (ˈɒzmɪk) /
of or containing osmium in a high valence state, esp the tetravalent state
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