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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or containing osmium in a compound with a valence lower than that in a comparable osmic compound.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[osm(ium) + –ous.]
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