Category:Osmious

Os"mi*ous, a. (chem.)

Defn: denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a Valence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds; as, osmious Chloride. [written also osmous.] Osmious acid (chem.), an acid Derived from osmium, analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming Unstable salts. It is a brown amorphous substance.