osmiridium etymology

English word osmiridium comes from English iridium, English osmium

Detailed word origin of osmiridium

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
iridium English (eng) A metallic chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77.
osmium English (eng) (countable) A single atom of this element.. A heavy metallic chemical element (symbol Os) with an atomic number of 76.
osmiridium English (eng) (mineralogy) A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy or osmium and iridium, used in pen nibs.

Words with the same origin as osmiridium

Descendants of iridium
iridate iridian iridic iridico-sodic iridosmine
Descendants of osmium
osbipy osmiamic acid osmian osmic osmide