osmic

[ oz-mik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

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

osmic

/ ˈɒzmɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing osmium in a high valence state, esp the tetravalent state

Word History and Origins

Origin of osmic¹

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

Example Sentences

The special vibrations of atoms or groups of atoms within the molecules of odorants, or the vibratory song of the entire molecule, have been made the basis for several theories, with postulated “osmic frequencies” as the source of odor.

From Literature

To determine the presence of organisms in a sample of water the best method known at present is to kill and coagulate them by means of osmic acid or chloride of platinum, and allow them to subside.

From Project Gutenberg

For preservation dried specimens are needed: a very thin layer of fresh blood is evenly spread with the needle over the glass cover, exposed to the weak fumes of a solution of osmic acid, and allowed to dry under protection from dust; the dried film of blood may then be treated with glacial acetic acid or may be stained.

From Project Gutenberg

These ciliated furrows stain deeply with osmic acid, and nervous impulses are certainly transmitted along them.

From Project Gutenberg

His work included investigations of osmic acid, of the ferrates, stannates, plumbates, &c., and of ozone, attempts to obtain free fluorine by the electrolysis of fused fluorides, and the discovery of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid and of a series of acides sulphazot�s, the precise nature of which long remained a matter of discussion.

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