n. Chem. a hard bluish-white transition element, the heaviest known metal, occurring naturally in association with platinum and used in certain alloys. °Symb.: Os.
[ Gk osme smell (from the pungent smell of its tetroxide) ]
n. Chem. a hard bluish-white transition element, the heaviest known metal, occurring naturally in association with platinum and used in certain alloys. °Symb.: Os.
[ Gk osme smell (from the pungent smell of its tetroxide) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012