Osmium tetroxide

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.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.

Synonyms

osmic acid osmide diosmium tetroxide teroxide osmite oxythiomolybdate sulphur trioxide osmiamic acid tetraoxide ethoxide sulfur trioxide

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