osmium

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Os) with atomic number 76: a hard, brittle, heavy, bluish-white transition metal found as a trace element in alloys, mostly in platinum ores.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Synonyms

Os

atomic number 76

osirita

Translations

osmium

osmio

Osmium

ósmio

osmio

osmium

osmi

όσμιο

osmium

osmiyum

ازميوم

osmiyûm

òsmi

أوزميوم

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒz.mi.əm/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) (because of the strong smell of its oxide) + -ium.