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Noun: osmium  óz-mee-um
  1. A hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
    "Osmium is used in alloys for fountain pen tips and electrical contacts";
    - Os, atomic number 76

Derived forms: osmiums

Type of: metal, metallic element

Encyclopedia: Osmium