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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
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Subject: Re: Osmium?
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Date: Fri, 26-Jun-87 04:32:07 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 26 04:32:07 1987
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Keywords: osmium

On one journey through a dictionary---alas, I cannot recall which---I
ran across the fascinating word `osmiridium'.  The definition claimed
that this was an alloy of osmium and iridium that is used in ball-point
pens.  So as long as people are expounding upon osmium, perhaps someone
could verify or refute this.

Thinking stray thoughts at 4 AM,
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In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7690)
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