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• osmium — [äz′mē əm, äs′mē əm] n. [ModL: so named (1804) by S. Tennant (1761 1815), Eng chemist < Gr osmē,ODOR (from the odor of one of its oxides) + IUM] a very hard, bluish white, amorphous, metallic chemical element, one of the platinum metals: it… …   English World dictionary

• Osmium — This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Osmium (disambiguation). rhenium ← osmium → iridium Ru ↑ Os ↓ Hs …   Wikipedia

• osmium — /oz mee euhm/, n. Chem. a hard, heavy, metallic element having the greatest density of the known elements and forming octavalent compounds, as OsO4 and OsF8: used chiefly as a catalyst, in alloys, and in the manufacture of electric light… …   Universalium

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• Iridium — (pronEng|ɪˈrɪdiəm) is a chemical element that has the symbol Ir and atomic number 77. A very hard, brittle, silvery white transition metal of the platinum family, iridium is the second densest element and is the most corrosion resistant metal,… …   Wikipedia

• platinum group — ▪ chemical element group Introduction       six metals, in order of increasing atomic weight, ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), and …   Universalium