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rusticle

rusticle noun: an icicle-shaped rust formation, formed on shipwrecks etc. by underwater microbes that consume iron.

Noun

rusticle (plural rusticles)

  1. An icicle-shaped rust formation, formed on shipwrecks etc. by underwater microbes that consume iron.

Forms of rusticle

pluralrusticles

Origin of rusticle

Blend of rust + icicle, coined by Robert Ballard, who first observed them on the wreck of the Titanic in 1986.

Questions about rusticle

What does rusticle mean?
Rusticle means an icicle-shaped rust formation, formed on shipwrecks etc. by underwater microbes that consume iron.
What part of speech is rusticle?
Rusticle is a noun.
What is the plural of rusticle?
The plural of rusticle is rusticles.

Words near rusticle in the dictionary

  1. rusticizing
  2. rustick
  3. rusticke
  4. rustickes
  5. rusticks
  6. rusticle
  7. rusticles
  8. rusticly
  9. rusticness
  10. Rusticoat
  11. Rusticoats

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