osmium tetroxide

noun

An oxide of the metal osmium, OsO₄; it is very poisonous, has a pungent smell and can cause blindness; it is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used to stain biological materials.

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osmic acid
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Meanings

nounosmium tetroxide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn oxide of the metal osmium, OsO₄; it is very poisonous, has a pungent smell and can cause blindness; it is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used to stain biological materials.

    Synonyms: osmic acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn oxide of the metal osmium, OsO₄; it is very poisonous, has a pungent smell and can cause blindness; it is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used to stain biological materials.

Similar
osmic acid

Translations

Czech oxid osmičelý
  • oxid osmičelýan oxide of osmium, OsO4
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