osmiridium

English

Etymology

Blend of osmium +‎ iridium

Noun

osmiridium (countable and uncountable, plural osmiridiums)

(mineralogy) A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of osmium and iridium, used in pen nibs.

Related terms

iridosmine

Translations

alloy

Gujarati: ગુર્વાઘનાતુ (gurvāghnātu)
Hindi: गुर्वाघनातु (gurvāghnātu)
Kachchi: ગુર્વાઘનાતુ (gurvāghnātu)
Marathi: गुर्वाघनातु (gurvāghnātu)
Nepali: गुर्वाघनातु (gurvāghanātu)

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Osmiridium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“osmiridium”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

iridosmium

French

Noun

osmiridium m (plural osmiridiums)

osmiridium

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