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osmiophilic

adjective os·mio·phil·ic \ ˌäz-mē-ə-ˈfil-ik \

medical Definition of osmiophilic

: reacting to or staining with osmium tetroxide usually by the formation of a black deposit

a strongly osmiophilic biological membrane

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osmiophily

play \ˌäz-mē-ˈäf-ə-lē\ noun, plural osmiophilies

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