postosmicationn.
/ˌpəʊstɒzmᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌpoʊstˌɑzməˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Biology.
Postfixation with a solution of osmium tetroxide.
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1933 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 113 461 Champy's fixation with post-osmication.
1963 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 17 54/2 The final dense product could be easily referable to fine structure in sections of material embedded without postosmication.
1993 Jrnl. Anat. 183 223 After glutaraldehyde fixation followed by postosmication, A [sc. adrenaline-storing] cell granules showed lower electron density.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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