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iridosmine definition

iri·dos·mine (ir′i däz′min, ī′ri-; -däs′-; -mēn)

noun

a native alloy of iridium and osmium containing small amounts of other metals of the platinum group: it crystallizes in the hexagonal system
also iridosmium ir′i·dos′·mium (-mē əm)

Etymology: < iridium + osmium

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