rusticle

English

Etymology

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

Noun

rusticle (plural rusticles)

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

Translations

icicle-shaped rust formation

Greek: σκωροκρύσταλλος m (skorokrýstallos)

Anagrams

curliest, utricles

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