ferruminate
transitive verb
fer·ru·mi·nate
fəˈrüməˌnāt
-ed/-ing/-s
: to join together (as metals) : solder
ferrumination noun
⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈnāshən
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
Latin ferruminatus, feruminatus, past participle of ferruminare, feruminare, from ferrumin-, ferrumen, ferumin-, ferumen solder, glue; perhaps akin to Latin firmus firm
First Known Use
circa 1623, in the meaning defined above