osmium
/ˈɒz.mi.əm//ˈɑz.mi.əm/
osmium noun: 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.
Noun
osmium (countable and uncountable, plural osmiums)
- 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.
- This reaction substitutes a ruthenium for an osmium.
- An atom of this element.
osmium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay
osmium in Hindi
- chemical element
- गुर्वातु gurvātu
osmium in Tamil
- chemical element
- ஒஸ்மியம் osmiyam
osmium in Arabic
- chemical element
- أُسْمِيُوم ʔusmiyūm, أُوزْمِيُوم ʔūzmiyūm
osmium in Malay
- chemical element
- osmium
More languagesFewer languages
- osmium in Persian
- اسمیم osmiyom
- osmium in Thai
- ออสเมียม ɔ́ɔs-mîiam
- osmium in Vietnamese
- osimi, osmi
Forms of osmium
| plural | osmiums |
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Origin of osmium
From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) (because of the strong smell of its oxide) + -ium.
Words formed from osmium
- decacarbonyldihydridotriosmium
- diosmium
- eka-osmium
- iridiosmium
- iridosmine
- nonosmium
- organoosmium
- osmate
- osmian
- osmiate
- osmic
- osmide
- osmio-
- osmious
- osmium dioxide
- osmium lamp
- osmium tetraoxide
- osmium tetroxide
- osmiuret
- osmous
- radioosmium
Questions about osmium
- What does osmium mean?
- Osmium means 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.
- What is osmium in Hindi?
- Osmium in Hindi is गुर्वातु (gurvātu). See Osmium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is osmium?
- Osmium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce osmium?
- Osmium is pronounced /ˈɒz.mi.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of osmium?
- The plural of osmium is osmiums.
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