osmiridium

English

Etymology

Blend of osmium +‎ iridium

Noun

osmiridium (countable and uncountable, plural osmiridiums)

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

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Osmiridium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “osmiridium”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

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French

Noun

osmiridium m (plural osmiridiums)

  1. osmiridium
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