Definition
To coat or cover with iron rust or iron oxide; to make rusty or rust-colored.
Etymology
From Latin 'ferruginis' (rust of iron) + '-ate' (verb suffix). The root 'ferrugo' comes from 'ferrum' (iron) and literally means 'rust' in Latin.
Kelly Says
While most people try to prevent rust, 'ferruginate' is actually used when you intentionally create rust coatings for specific purposes—like rust-colored stains in art or protective oxidation layers on certain types of steel.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ferrous ነፃ
fer-oos ne-tsa
CACatalà
ferruginat
fer-roo-jee-naht
DEDeutsch
Ferrinat
fer-ri-nah-t
ELΕλληνικά
σκουριά
skou-ri-a
ESEspañol
ferruginato
fer-roo-gee-nah-toh
FRFrançais
ferruginé
fer-roo-jee-neh
GUGU
ફેરુજીનેટ
fer-oo-jee-net
HAHA
ferruginate
fer-roo-jee-naht
HEעברית
ржавчина
rjavchina
HIहिन्दी
लोहे का जंग
lohe ka jang
IDBahasa Indonesia
perkaratan
per-ka-ta-tan
IGIG
akụkụ ụgbọ
akuku ugbo
ITItaliano
ferrugginoso
fer-roo-gee-nee-soh
KKKK
железный типы
jelezny tipy
MRMR
फेरुजिनेट
fer-oo-jee-net
MSBahasa Melayu
karat
ka-rat
PAPA
ਫੇਰੂਜੀਨੇਟ
fer-oo-jee-net
PLPolski
rdzewienie
rdze-wie-nie
PTPortuguês
ferruginado
fer-roo-gee-nah-doh
RORomână
rugină
roo-gee-na
RUРусский
железняк
zheleznyak
SWKiswahili
ferruginate
fer-roo-jee-naht
TAதமிழ்
வெண்கலம்
ven-ka-lam
TLTL
ferruginate
fer-roo-jee-naht
TRTürkçe
ferruginat
fer-roo-jee-naht
VITiếng Việt
gỉ sắt
gi sat
YOYO
ferruginate
fer-roo-jee-naht
ZUZU
ferruginate
fer-roo-jee-naht