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Osmic vs Osmious - What's the difference?

osmic | osmious |

As adjectives the difference between osmic and osmious

is that osmic is pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence while osmious is denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a valence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds.

osmic

English

Adjective

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  • (chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence.
    • osmic oxide

    Derived terms

    * osmic acid * osmic tetroxide (Webster 1913)

    osmious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * osmous

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a valence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds.
    • osmious chloride

    Derived terms

    * osmious acid (Webster 1913)