os·mio·phil·ic | \ ˌäz-mē-ə-ˈfil-ik 
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\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 \ ˌäz-mē-ˈäf-ə-lē \ noun, plural osmiophilies
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