OSMIUM


Meaning of OSMIUM in English

/ ˈɒzmiəm; NAmE ˈɑːzmiəm/ noun

[ U ] ( symb Os ) a chemical element. Osmium is a hard silver-white metal.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek osmē smell (from the pungent smell of its tetroxide).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.