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Definition of Ferruginous
1. a. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron.
Definition of Ferruginous
1. Adjective. Containing iron. ¹
2. Adjective. Rusty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ferruginous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Ferruginous
1. 1. Iron-bearing; associated with or containing iron. 2. Of the colour of iron rust. Origin: L. Ferrugineus, iron rust, rust-coloured (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferruginous
Literary usage of Ferruginous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Entomological Society by American Entomological Society (1897)
"Abdomen ferruginous brown, with the terminal borders of the segments ferruginous
yellow ; this border extends forward on the side of the segments. ..."
2. Bulletin by Tennessee Division of Geology, Geological Survey, Division of Geology, Tennessee (1913)
"Northwest-southeast structure section, near Sweetwater, showing position of
residual iron ore and relation to Tellico ore beds and ferruginous Holston ..."
3. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1904)
"I middle ones, swollen beneath, the swollen surface being shining and yellow ;
posterior femora ferruginous beneath, with two dark longitudinal stripes ..."
4. Coloration in Polistes by Wilhelmine Marie Enteman (1904)
"Head and thorax ferruginous brown ; antennae ferruginous at their base, black in
middle, orange at end ; a little black on sides of thorax and in median ..."
5. Special Report by Geological Survey of Alabama, Columbia University, School of Dental and Oral Surgery (1847)
"Section of ferruginous seams southeast of Morgan Gap Shale _ Ft. In. Sandstone,
gritty, ferruginous 6.5 Shale, sandy 2 5 Clay, ferruginous with shale streak ..."
6. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1891)
"Head dark ferruginous-brown. Thorax ferruginous, with a broad white transverse
bar in front, and another behind it, the latter coming forward on the sides ..."
7. Textbook of Geology by Archibald Geikie (1882)
"ferruginous. The decomposition of vegetable matter in marshy places and shallow
lakes gives rise to certain organic acids, which, together with the carbonic ..."
8. The elements of materia medica and therapeutics by Jonathan Pereira (1842)
"The PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS and USES are the same as other ferruginous compounds.
... It possesses the usual properties of a ferruginous compound. ..."
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