Crossword clues for osmic
osmic
- With lead removed, massive like a trace metal?
- Big microphone comes from heavy metal
- Of an element
- Of a metallic element
- Acid used to stain microscope slides
- Relating to element #76
- Related to element #76
- Of the sense of smell
- Containing element number 76
- Containing a bluish metallic chemical element
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Osmic \Os"mic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a valence higher than in other lower compounds; as, osmic oxide. Osmic acid. (Chem.)
Osmic tetroxide. [Obs.]
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Osmic acid proper, an acid analogous to sulphuric acid, not known in the free state, but forming a well-known and stable series of salts (osmates), which were formerly improperly called osmites.
Osmic tetroxide (Chem.), a white volatile crystalline substance, OsO4, the most stable and characteristic of the compounds of osmium. It has a burning taste, and gives off a vapor, which is a powerful irritant poison, violently attacking the eyes, and emitting a strong chlorinelike odor. Formerly improperly called osmic acid.