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rusticle

rus·ti·cle [ rústik'l ] (plural rus·ti·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
marine deposit on rusting iron: a long structure formed as iron rusts underwater, consisting of iron compounds produced as waste by a complex community of microorganisms that use the rusting metal as a source of food

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