Words Seldom Seen: Osmium

Osmium

Noun: Chemical Element. #76 on the periodic table, Osmium is the densest naturally occurring element. It is many times rarer than gold. Osmium is a hard, brittle, blue-gray metal.

Example: “Osmium is a trace element in platinum ore.”

Pronunciation: Os-Me-Um

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