osmiridium's Usage Examples:

It may be prepared from osmiridium by fusing the alloy with zinc, the zinc being afterwards removed by distillation.

In the Gira river the valuable alloy osmiridium has been discovered.

As an alternative the osmiridium is fused with zinc, the regulus treated with hydrochloric acid, and then heated with barium nitrate and barium peroxide.

9 (0 16)], in chemistry, a metallic element, found in platinum ore in small particles, consisting essentially of an alloy of osmium and iridium and known as osmiridium.

In this process the osmiridium is fused with zinc and the excess of zinc evaporated; the residue is then ignited with barium nitrate, extracted with water and boiled with nitric acid.

The metal may be obtained from the residues obtained in the separation of osmium from osmiridium.

RUTHENIUM [[[symbol]] Ru, atomic weight To' 7 (O 0)1, in chemistry, a metallic element, found associated with platinum, in platinum ore and in osmiridium.

In the alluvial deposits the associated minerals are chiefly those of great density and hardness, such as platinum, osmiridium and other metals of the platinum group, tinstone, chromic, magnetic and brown iron ores, diamond, ruby and sapphire, zircon, topaz, garnet, 'c.

Synonyms:

iridosmine, mineral,

Antonyms:

organic,