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osmous definition

os·mous (äz′məs, äs′-)

adjective

designating or of chemical compounds in which osmium has a lower valence than in the corresponding osmic compounds

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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