See Also: osmic(medicine)
osmic(1)(dictionary)
osmic(2)(dictionary)
osmic acid(medicine)
osmic acid fixative(medicine)

osmic(1) (iou)



osmic adjective1. M19.
[from OSMIUM + -IC.]
Chemistry. Containing osmium, esp. in one of its higher oxidation states.
osmic acid (a) = OSMIUM tetroxide; (b) the acid H2OsO4, known chiefly as salts (osmates).