: reacting to or staining with osmium tetroxide usually by the formation of a black deposit
a strongly osmiophilic biological membrane

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“Osmiophilic.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/osmiophilic. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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