Meaning & use
Osmic
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Relating to or containing the chemical element osmium, especially in its higher valence compounds.
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Osmic acid, more properly called osmium tetroxide, was once used to stain biological tissue for microscopy.
The lab labeled the sample as an osmic compound requiring special handling.
A note on using this word
Chemists now generally prefer 'osmium' as a modifier over the older adjective 'osmic', which survives mainly in historical texts.
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