Osmious
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Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has avalence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds; as, osmiouschloride. [Written also osmous.] Osmious acid (Chem.), an acidderived from osmium, analogous to sulphurous acid, and formingunstable salts. It is a brown amorphous substance.
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