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osmium tetroxide, [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya crystalline or amorphous, colorless, poisonous compound, OsO4, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used for microscopic staining, in photography, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Also called osmic acid. 
  • 1875–80


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