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osmiamic acid

osmiamic acid noun: a nitrogenous acid of osmium, H₂N₂Os₂O₅, forming osmiomates (a series of yellow salts).

Noun

osmiamic acid (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A nitrogenous acid of osmium, H₂N₂Os₂O₅, forming osmiomates (a series of yellow salts).

Origin of osmiamic acid

From osmium and amido.

Words formed from osmiamic acid

Questions about osmiamic acid

What does osmiamic acid mean?
Osmiamic acid means a nitrogenous acid of osmium, H₂N₂Os₂O₅, forming osmiomates (a series of yellow salts).
What part of speech is osmiamic acid?
Osmiamic acid is a noun.

Words near osmiamic acid in the dictionary

  1. osmeterial
  2. osmeterium
  3. Osmeña
  4. osmiamate
  5. osmiamates
  6. osmiamic acid
  7. osmian
  8. osmiate
  9. osmiates
  10. osmic
  11. osmic acid

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