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Inorganic Chemicals > Osmium Compounds > Osmium Tetroxide
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Preferred term

Osmium Tetroxide  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • (T-4)-Osmium oxide (OsO4). A highly toxic and volatile oxide of osmium used in industry as an oxidizing agent. It is also used as a histological fixative and stain and as a synovectomy agent in arthritic joints. Its vapor can cause eye, skin, and lung damage.

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Entry terms

  • 20816-12-0 (Osmium Tetroxide)
  • Osmic Acid
  • Osmium oxide (OsO4), (T-4)-
  • P40W033BGM

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  • French

  • 20816-12-0 (Osmium Tetroxide)
  • Acide osmique
  • Osmium oxide (OsO4), (T-4)-
  • OsO4
  • P40W033BGM
  • Tétroxyde d'osmium

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-M0BNV24J-7

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