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osmium tetroxide

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

uncountable

Equivalents

Češtinaoxid osmičelý

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

osmlolality osmoadaptation osmobalancing osmobiosis osmoceptor osmocompetence

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