rutile

See also: rutilé

English

Etymology

From Latin rutilus (“red”) because of its common color, named in 1803.[1]

Noun

rutile (countable and uncountable, plural rutiles)

  1. (mineralogy) The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Rutile”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “rutile”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
  1. ^ Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

French

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Noun

rutile m (plural rutiles)

  1. (mineralogy) rutile

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈru.ti.le/
  • Rhymes: -utile
  • Hyphenation: rù‧ti‧le

Adjective

rutile

  1. feminine plural of rutilo

Latin

Adjective

rutile

  1. vocative masculine singular of rutilus

Spanish

Verb

rutile

  1. inflection of rutilar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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