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Meaning of osmiridium in English
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/ˌɒzmɪˈrɪdɪəm/
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Noun
osmiridium
Etymology
mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From German Osmiridium (C. F. Naumann Lehrbuch der Mineralogie 545; earlier as Osm-iridium), shortened from Osmium-iridium from Osmium + Iridium
Definitions
1.
a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum)
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« used in needles and pen nibs etc. »