osmiridium

noun

os·​mi·​rid·​i·​um

ˌäzməˈridēəm

variants or less commonly osmiiridium

-məˌīˈ-

plural -s

: iridosmine

Word History

Etymology

German osmiridium, from osm- + iridium, from New Latin

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