osmium
os·mi·um
noun \ˈäz-mē-əm\Definition of OSMIUM
: a blue-gray or blue-black hard brittle very heavy polyvalent metallic element with a high melting point that is used especially as a catalyst and in hard alloys — see element table
See Origin of OSMIUM
New Latin, from Greek osmē odor
First Known Use: 1804
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