Category:Osmic

Os"mic, a. (chem.)

Defn: pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; Specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a valence Higher than in other lower compounds; as, osmic oxide. Osmic acid. (chem.) (a) osmic tetroxide. [obs.] (b) osmic acid proper, an acid Analogous to sulphuric acid, not known in the free state, but forming A well-known and stable series of salts (osmates), which were Formerly improperly called osmites. -- osmic tetroxide (chem.), a white volatile crystalline substance, Oso4, the most stable and characteristic of the compounds of osmium. It has a burning taste, and gives off a vapor, which is a powerful Irritant poison, violently attacking the eyes, and emitting a strong Chlorinelike odor. Formerly improperly called osmic acid.