osmic acid

noun

: osmium tetroxide

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osm(ium) + -ic entry 1

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1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of osmic acid was in 1842

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osmic acid

noun

os·mic acid ˌäz-mik-

: osmium tetroxide

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