ferrugineous
/fɛrʊˈdʒɪnɪəs/adjective
1Resembling iron rust in colour; of a reddish brown.
2Containing iron, especially in the form of hydrated oxides.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Johnson (d. 1644), apothecary and soldier. From classical Latin ferrūgineus of a dark brownish colour, (of taste) rusty + -ous.
- rhabdomere
- rhabdomyolysis
- rhabdomyoma
- rhabdomyosarcoma
- rhabdophane
- Rhabdopleura
- rhabdosarcoma
- rhabdosome
- rhabdovirus
- rhachial
- rhachidian
- rhachilla
- rhachis
- Rhadamanthine
- Rhadamanthus
- Rhaetic
- Rhaetic-Liassic
- Rhaeto-Etruscan
- Rhaeto-Liassic
- Rhaeto-Roman
- Rhaeto-Romance
- Rhaeto-Romanic
- rhagade
- rhagades
- Rhages