Concept information
Preferred term
Osmium Tetroxide
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Acid, Osmic
- Osmic Acid
Note
- indust & histol uses
Scope note
- (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.
History note
- 91(79); was see under OSMIUM 1979-90
In other languages
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Finnish
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OsO4
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009993
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