osmium
UK /ˈɒz.mi.əm/ US /ˈɑz.mi.əm/
noun 2
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1VERB + OSMIUM
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noun
1
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.
2
A single atom of this element.
This reaction substitutes a ruthenium for an osmium.
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noun — a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that
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Their latest catalyst includes some osmium.
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This reaction substitutes a ruthenium for an osmium.
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Osmium is the name for the element with atomic number 76 and is represented by the symbol Os. It is a member of the transition metal group.
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