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Osmium is named after its smell "osme" is Greek for "odor"; Swanwick humorously pointed out the importance of personal hygiene.
Archive 2005-09-01 Andrew 2005
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Osmium is named after its smell "osme" is Greek for "odor"; Swanwick humorously pointed out the importance of personal hygiene.
Book Watch Andrew 2005
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Osmium tetroxide (OsO_ {4}) is a very volatile liquid and is used under the name of osmic acid as a stain for sections in microscopy.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
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Osmium from a volatile compound of same thus deposited makes a filament as good as carbon when in vacuo. ''
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I took the diagram for Osmium, and in a bar postulated only three columns for the first element of the new groups, _i. e._, one column less than in
Occult Chemistry Clairvoyant Observations on the Chemical Elements Annie Wood Besant 1890
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The other metals of the platinum group are Palladium, Rhodium, Osmium, and Ruthenium.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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Palladium is distinguished by the insolubility of its iodide; and Osmium by the volatility of its oxide on boiling with nitric acid.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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Metals separated from the ores of Platina, Iridium, Osmium, Rhodium, and Palladium.
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Scott has been portfolio manager for MBMG client portfolios for over ten years with his fund management team managing the high performing MBMG multi-asset portfolios Iridium and Osmium.
Bangkokrecorder 2010
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The study, conducted by the universities of Warwick and Leeds, showed that a range of compounds containing the two transition metals Ruthenium and Osmium cause significant cell death in ovarian and colon cancer cells.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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