osmiridium

IPA: ɔzmɪrˈɪdiʌm

(mineralogy) A hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of osmium and iridium, used in pen nibs.

Examples of "osmiridium" in Sentences

"That osmiridium you sprayed on the pipes did the trick.
Several mineral deposits are associated such as osmiridium, and chromium.
The osmiridium will remain as an insoluble residue, which can be separated and weighed.
Small-scale mining has taken place in the past and rights exist to operate a small osmiridium mines.
Occurs in nature alloyed with osmium as osmiridium or iridosmine, which is "rather abundant in the auriferous beach sands of Northern
After figuring out the alloy osmiridium, Tom had distilled it into the jetmarine by a superhigh vacuum so that every exposed surface of the machinery was protected.
Gorisa, and Tipendemos over the last eight years, you'll find that any additional modifications to the SCCAM weapons system must take into account the stress limitations of the osmiridium casing itself. "
As he left he presented me with a hatyk and, rummaging through my saddle bags, I found a single article that might be considered worthy as a gift for a Hutuktu, a small bottle of osmiridium, this rare, natural concomitant of platinum.
"So you see, if you check the research which has been performed on Pluto, Gorisa, and Tipendemos over the last eight years, you'll find that any additional modifications to the SCCAM weapons system must take into account the stress limitations of the osmiridium casing itself."