aeruginous

See also: æruginous

English

Alternative forms

• eruginous; æruginous (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French erugineux, from Latin aerūginōsus (“rusty”).

Adjective

aeruginous (comparative more aeruginous, superlative most aeruginous)

1. Pertaining to copper rust; in particular, resembling the greenish colour of copper rust.

   Synonym: verdigris

   aeruginous:  

   There was definitely some aeruginous material on that door handle.

   • 2002, David A. Scott, Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation, Getty Publications, →ISBN, page 11:

     It is not possible to adequately discuss aeruginous (copper rust) corrosion products without introducing several principles of corrosion and descriptions of minerals.