osmic

[ oz-mik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Chemistry.

of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.

osmic

/ ˈɒzmɪk /

Origin of osmic¹

First recorded in 1835–45; osm(ium) + -ic

This is an especially marked feature of preparations made with osmic acid.

These granules are more distinct in chromic acid specimens than in those hardened in osmic acid, but are to be seen in both.

This sheath is very delicate, though it stains with both osmic acid and hmatoxylin.

The younger of these ovaries was from a Scyllium embryo 10 centimtres long, preserved in osmic acid.

Nucleus of the yolk in connection with the protoplasmic network hardened in osmic acid.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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