Meanings
verbosmicate (third-person singular simple present osmicates, present participle osmicating, simple past and past participle osmicated)
present singular third person osmicates · participle present osmicating · participle past osmicated · past osmicated
- transitiveTo stain or impregnate with osmic acid.
Origin
From osmic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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APA
osmicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmicate
MLA
“osmicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmicate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osmicate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osmicate.
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