Rutile Definition

ro͝otēl, -tīl
noun
A hard, reddish, tetragonal form of titanium dioxide, an ore of titanium.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Rutile

  • French from German Rutil from Latin rutilus red rutilant

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin rutilus (“red") because of its common color, named in 1803.

    From Wiktionary

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