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aeruginous

aeruginous adjective: synonym of verdigrisy, of or related to copper carbonate, bluish green.

Adjective

aeruginous (comparative more aeruginous, superlative most aeruginous)

  1. Synonym of verdigrisy, of or related to copper carbonate, bluish green.
    • There was definitely some aeruginous material on that door handle.
    • It is not possible to adequately discuss aeruginous (copper rust) corrosion products without introducing several principles of corrosion and descriptions of minerals.2002, David A. Scott, Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation, Getty Publications, →ISBN, page 11
    Synonyms:
    verdigrisy, of or related to copper carbonate, bluish green
  2. (archaic) Synonym of rusty, of or related to iron oxides.
    Synonyms:
    rusty, of or related to iron oxides

aeruginous meaning in Tamil and Bengali

aeruginous in Tamil

செம்பின் களிம்புபோன்ற

aeruginous in Bengali

তামার মরিচার মতো সবুজ

Synonyms of aeruginous

  • verdigrisy
  • of or related to copper carbonate
  • bluish green
  • rusty
  • of or related to iron oxides

All synonyms of aeruginous

Forms of aeruginous

comparativemore aeruginous
superlativemost aeruginous
alternative form (obsolete)eruginous
alternative form (obsolete)æruginous

Origin of aeruginous

From Medieval Latin aerūginōsus (“rust-colored”) directly and via Middle French erugineux (“verdigris-colored”), from Latin aerūginōsus (“rusty”), from aerūgō (“rust”) + -ōsus (“-ose: forming adjectives”), from aes (“copper, bronze, brass”) + -ūgō (“forming nouns related to thin coatings or coverings”).

Questions about aeruginous

What does aeruginous mean?
Aeruginous means synonym of verdigrisy, of or related to copper carbonate, bluish green.
What is aeruginous in Tamil?
Aeruginous in Tamil is செம்பின் களிம்புபோன்ற. See Aeruginous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aeruginous?
Aeruginous is an adjective.

Words near aeruginous in the dictionary

  1. aeruginolysin
  2. aeruginoside
  3. aeruginosides
  4. aeruginosin
  5. aeruginosins
  6. aeruginous
  7. aerugite
  8. aerugites
  9. aerugo
  10. aery
  11. Aeryn

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aeruginous (page history and authors); aeruginous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aeruginous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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