"osmic" meaning in English

See osmic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From osmium + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|osmium|ic}} osmium + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} osmic (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry, obsolete) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-osmic-en-adj-qfrsEuoF Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Relating to the sense of smell Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-osmic-en-adj-RzpuSU8z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: osmic acid, osmic tetroxide, parosmic, perosmic
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