Definition of Osmium tetroxide

1. Noun. (chemistry) An oxide of the metal osmium, OsO4; it is very poisonous, has a pungent smell and can cause blindness; it is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used to stain biological materials. ¹

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Medical Definition of Osmium tetroxide

1. Used as a post fixative/stain in electron microscopy. Membranes in particular are osmiophilic, i.e. Bind osmium tetroxide. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Osmium Tetroxide

osmically
osmicate
osmication
osmics
osmidrosis
osmio-
osmiophilic
osmiophobic
osmious
osmiridium
osmiridiums
osmite
osmites
osmium
osmium compounds
osmium tetroxide (current term)
osmiums
osmo-
osmobiosis
osmobiotic
osmoceptor
osmoconformer
osmoconformers
osmodysphoria
osmogram
osmol
osmolal
osmolal clearance
osmolalities
osmolality

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