osmiridium
— Noun
– English
~ a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.
Osmitrol
— Noun
– English
~ a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine
osmium
— Noun
– Danish
~ grundstof nr. 76; blåhvidt, hårdt og tungt platinm ...
osmium
— Noun
– English
~ a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
osmoreceptor
— Noun
– English
~ sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
osmosis
— Noun
– English
~ (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
osmotic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to osmosis; "osmotic pressure"
osmotically
— Adverb
– English
~ by means of osmosis
osmund
— Noun
– English
~ any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters
Osmunda clatonia
— Noun
– English
~ North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds
Osmunda cinnamonea
— Noun
– English
~ New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
Osmundaceae
— Noun
– English
~ large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas