OSMIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does osmium mean? 

• OSMIUM (noun)
  The noun OSMIUM has 1 sense:

1. a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known

  Familiarity information: OSMIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OSMIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 76; Os; osmium

Hypernyms ("osmium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

 Context examples 

The team studied samples from Martian meteorites and realized that an overabundance of rare metals — such as platinum, osmium and iridium — in the planet's mantle required an explanation.

(Ancient Asteroid Impact Explains Martian Geological Mysteries, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)