† osmiuretn.
Chemistry. Obsolete.
A compound of osmium with one other element.
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1851 J. R. Eckfeldt New Varieties Gold & Silver Coins 15 The gold of California sometimes contains a little platinum, but more frequently the osmiuret of iridium, in quantities too minute to affect the value, but sufficient to require watching, in mint operations.
1854 J. Scoffern in Orr's Circle Sci., Chem. 514 100 parts of osmiuret of iridium are..incorporated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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