ferruginous
[ fuh-roo-juh-nuh s ]
/ fəˈru dʒə nəs /
adjective
Geology. iron-bearing: ferruginous clays.
of the color of iron rust.
Words nearby ferruginous
ferrous sulfide, ferrous sulphate, ferrovanadium, ferrozirconium, ferrugination, ferruginous, ferruginous duck, ferrule, ferrum, ferry, ferry bridge
Origin of ferruginous
1655–65; < Latin ferrūginus rust-colored, derivative of ferrūgin-, stem of ferrūgō iron-rust, derivative of ferrum iron; see -ous
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British Dictionary definitions for ferruginous
ferruginous
/ (fɛˈruːdʒɪnəs) /
adjective
(of minerals, rocks, etc) containing irona ferruginous clay
rust-coloured
Word Origin for ferruginous
C17: from Latin ferrūgineus of a rusty colour, from ferrūgō iron rust, from ferrum iron
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Medicine definitions for ferruginous
ferruginous
[ fə-rōō′jə-nəs ]
adj.
Associated with or containing iron.
Having the color of iron rust; reddish-brown.
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