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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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.;
[syn: osmiridium, iridosmine]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Iridosmine \Ir`i*dos"mine\, Iridosmium \Ir`i*dos"mi*um\, n. [Iridium + osmium.] (Min.) The native compound of iridium and osmium. It is found in flattened metallic grains of extreme hardness, and is often used for pointing gold pens. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

iridosmine n 1: 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. [syn: osmiridium, iridosmine]