osmium
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osmium
- /ˈɒz.mi.əm/ UK
- /ˈɑz.mi.əm/ US
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) (because of the strong smell of its oxide) + -ium.
noun 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.
- An atom of this element.
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Talk about this word "osmium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/osmium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. osmium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/osmium "osmium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/osmium.Cite this
@misc{osmium_2026,
title = {osmium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/osmium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
